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limb vs member

member vs limb

limb and member both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
limb Yes No No No
member Yes No No No
As nouns, member is a hypernym of limb; that is, member is a word with a broader meaning than limb:
  • limb: one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
  • member: an external body part that projects from the body
Other hypernyms of limb include appendage, extremity.
limb (noun) member (noun)
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm an external body part that projects from the body
the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles the male sex organ
either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet anything that belongs to a set or class
any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
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