Dictionary Check: limb

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"limb" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points

Words with Friends 11 points

noun

one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper

noun

any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

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noun

(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet

noun

either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip

Example: "the upper limb of the bow"

noun

the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles

Example: "the limb of the sextant"

noun

any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

Example: "the arm of the record player"

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