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limb vs border

border vs limb

limb and border both are nouns.

limb is not a verb while border is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
limb Yes No No No
border Yes No Yes No
As nouns, border is a hypernym of limb; that is, border is a word with a broader meaning than limb:
  • limb: (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
  • border: the boundary of a surface
Other hypernyms of limb include edge.
limb (noun) border (noun)
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm a strip forming the outer edge of something
the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip a line that indicates a boundary
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper the boundary of a surface
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
limb (verb) border (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
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