limbs
Pronunciation:
/lɪmz/noun
Definitions
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
A branch of a tree.
Synonyms:boughThe part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
verb
Definitions
To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).
Example: They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs.
To supply with limbs.
noun
Definitions
The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
Example: solar limb
(on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.