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limb : bukton (n.); kasway (n.); dakong sanga (n.)

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limb
n.1. limbone of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper.
~ hind limb, hindlimba posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals.
~ forelimbthe front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing).
~ flipperthe flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming.
~ appendage, extremity, memberan external body part that projects from the body.; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"
~ stumpthe part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed.
~ lega human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle.
~ crusthe leg from the knee to foot.
~ lega structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion.
~ thighthe part of the leg between the hip and the knee.
~ arma human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb.
~ cubitusthe arm from the elbow to the fingertips.
~ forearmthe part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist.
~ extremitythat part of a limb that is farthest from the torso.
~ appendicular skeletonthe part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs.
n.2. limb, tree branchany of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree.
~ treea tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms.
~ brancha division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant.
~ sticka small thin branch of a tree.
~ boughany of the larger branches of a tree.
n.3. limb(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet.
~ astronomy, uranologythe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole.
~ edge, borderthe boundary of a surface.
n.4. limbeither of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip.; "the upper limb of the bow"
~ bowa weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow.
~ part, portionsomething less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
n.5. limbthe graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles.; "the limb of the sextant"
~ octanta measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration.
~ sextanta measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant.
~ arca continuous portion of a circle.
n.6. arm, branch, limbany projection that is thought to resemble a human arm.; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
~ projectionany structure that branches out from a central support.