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leg vs limb

limb vs leg

leg and limb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leg Yes No No No
limb Yes No No No
As nouns, limb is a hypernym of leg; that is, limb is a word with a broader meaning than leg:
  • leg: a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
  • limb: one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
As nouns, limb is a hypernym of leg; that is, limb is a word with a broader meaning than leg:
  • leg: a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
  • limb: one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
leg (noun) limb (noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
one of the supports for a piece of furniture one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
the limb of an animal used for food
a part of a forked or branching shape
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