border vs limb

border and limb both are nouns.

border is a verb but limb is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
border	Yes	No	Yes	No
limb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, limb is a hyponym of border; that is, limb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than border:

border: the boundary of a surface
limb: (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet

Other hyponyms of border include brink.

border (noun)	limb (noun)
a strip forming the outer edge of something	any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge	the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
a line that indicates a boundary	either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
the boundary of a surface	one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary	(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
	any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

border (verb)	limb (verb)
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
enclose in or as if in a frame
provide with a border or edge
form the boundary of; be contiguous to

Difference between border and limb

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