Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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limb | Yes | No | No | No |
branch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
limb (noun) | branch (noun) |
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any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm | any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm |
the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles | a division of some larger or more complex organization |
either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip | a stream or river connected to a larger one |
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper | a natural consequence of development |
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet | a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant |
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree | a part of a forked or branching shape |
limb (verb) | branch (verb) |
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divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | |
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures |