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portion vs limb

limb vs portion

portion and limb both are nouns.

portion is a verb but limb is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
portion Yes No Yes No
limb Yes No No No
As nouns, limb is a hyponym of portion; that is, limb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than portion:
  • portion: something less than the whole of a human artifact
  • limb: either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
portion (noun) limb (noun)
the allotment of some amount by dividing something any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
something less than the whole of a human artifact the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
something determined in relation to something that includes it any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
portion (verb) limb (verb)
give out
Difference between portion and limb

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