Limbs

Word LIMBS
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /lɪmz/

Definitions and meanings of "Limbs"

What do we mean by limbs?

A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).

A branch of a tree.

The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.

An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.

A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.

The part of a corolla beyond the throat.

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The word "limbs" in example sentences

[4] LIMBS Vibration in the limbs is a big noise-making culprit. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Perhaps Torain, spinning and twisting, breaking tackles and risking his limbs, is one symbol of the change. ❋ Thomas Boswell (2010)

It's also a good idea to bush the blind in with grass and limbs from the area. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One might counter that resetting broken limbs is precisely what the reform of the reform is about. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I searched carefully for almost 30 minutes and finally spotted his beady eye looking at me from under one of the limbs from the dead tree. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thank goodness I have a post mate and he was there to witness me extracting my limbs from the car when I arrived. ❋ Anna (2008)

Az felt the warm infusion starting to flow into his limbs from the Kelvin unit. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Taking diverse forms, they are often personal objects that speak to the miracle at hand such as clothing, eyeglasses, photographs, and letters, or items bought expressly for the shrine like miniature tin limbs or hearts. ❋ Unknown (2008)

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Bird-like dinosaur forces rethink: A rooster-sized dinosaur with a long, slender snout and wing-like limbs is forcing a rethink on bird evolution. ❋ Bill Crider (2008)

"We found that the genetic capability seen in tetrapods to build limbs is present in even more primitive fish," said lead author Marcus Davis, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in Neil Shubin's lab at the University of Chicago. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And as I pointed out above, if the genetic capability to build tetrapod limbs is derived from genetic pathways present in primitive fish, then the capability to build modern actinopterygian fins must be a genetic novelty. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Since the development of a fish whose ancestors branched off fairly early in the evolution of actinopterygians resembles that of the tetrapods, the development of limbs is probably controlled in a way similar to the development of fins in the common ancestor. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"The asymmetry in our own paired limbs is in fact a primitive feature," says Michael Coates of the University of Chicago, US. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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