limb
noun /lɪm/
/lɪm/
Idioms - an arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing
- an artificial limb
- For a while, she lost the use of her limbs.
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyc1- I stretched my limbs lazily as I sat up.
- The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.
- The missing limb did not lessen the quality of the cat's life.
- Two arms reached around her flailing limbs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- slender
- …
- amputate
- sever
- lose
- …
- development
- growth
- amputation
- …
- -limbed(in adjectives) having the type of limbs mentioned
- long-limbed
- loose-limbed
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics- -beaked
- -bellied
- -billed
- -blooded
- -bodied
- -cheeked
- -chested
- -eared
- -eyed
- -faced
- -fingered
- -footed
- -haired
- -handed
- -headed
- -hearted
- -hipped
- -lidded
- -limbed
- -mouthed
- -necked
- -nosed
- -skinned
- -tailed
- -throated
- -toothed
- a large branch of a tree
enlarge imageMore Like This Silent lettersSilent letters- gnarled
- gnash
- gnat
- gnaw
- gnome
- haute cuisine
- heir
- herb
- honour
- hors d’oeuvre
- hour
- knack
- knee
- kneel
- knife
- knight
- knit
- knob
- knock
- knot
- know
- knuckle
- psalm
- psephology
- psychic
- ptarmigan
- pterodactyl
- psychology
- wrangle
- wrap
- wreath
- wreck
- wrench
- wrestle
- wriggle
- wring
- write
- wrong
- bomb
- climb
- crumb
- doubt
- lamb
- limb
- ascent
- fascinate
- muscle
- scene
- scissors
- height
- right
- sleigh
- weight
- align
- campaign
- design
- foreign
- malign
- reign
- unfeigned
- balmy
- calm
- calf
- half
- yolk
- autumn
- column
- condemn
- damn
- hymn
- solemn
- bristle
- fasten
- listen
- mortgage
- soften
- thistle
- wrestle
- biscuit
- build
- circuit
- disguise
- guilty
- league
- rogue
- vague
- yacht
- answer
- sword
- two
Word OriginOld English lim (also in the sense ‘organ or part of the body’), of Germanic origin.
Idioms
out on a limb
- (informal) not supported by other people
- Are you prepared to go out on a limb (= risk doing something that other people are not prepared to do) and make your suspicions public?
- His controversial stance has left him out on a limb.
risk life and limb
(also risk your neck)
- to risk being killed or injured in order to do something
- She risked life and limb to save her children from the fire.
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- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
tear/rip somebody limb from limb
- (often humorous) to attack somebody very violently