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English to English noun
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one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper |  | source: wordnet30
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any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree |  | source: wordnet30
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(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet |  | source: wordnet30
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either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip |  | Example: the upper limb of the bow
source: wordnet30
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the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles |  | Example: the limb of the sextant
source: wordnet30
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any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm |  | Example: the arm of the record player an arm of the sea a branch of the sewer
source: wordnet30
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A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch. |  | source: webster1913
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A border or edge, in certain special uses. |  | source: webster1913
verb
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To supply with limbs. |  | source: webster1913
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