limbs
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
An inflected form of limb · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,600 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,441 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
- any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree also: tree branch
- (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
- either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip the upper limb of the bow
- the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles the limb of the sextant
- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm also: arm, branch the arm of the record playeran arm of the sea
limbs in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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At this the king turned pale and a cold shiver ran through his limbs.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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He had limbs of great length, and muscles like the gnarled heads of a beech.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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I said nothing, but it was a long time before my limbs ceased to shake.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Then Ferko crawled to the edge of the lake and dipped his limbs in the water.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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I faltered along, hoping to reach a second one, without knowing why I had dragged my limbs from the first.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1