Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 30 compound words that contain limb. The most common are listed below. Open limb in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- life and limbExistence together with the bodily faculties.
- out on a limbIn a risky, precarious, daring, or uncompromising position, especially one outside of the mainstream; vulnerable.
- hind limbA posterior limb on an animal. When referring to quadrupeds, the term hind leg is often instead used.
- phantom limbThe false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.
- go out on a limbTo take a risk.
- limb-darkeningAlternative form of limb darkening.
- limb-brighteningAlternative form of limb brightening.
- limb-mammary syndromeA cutaneous condition characterized by mutations in the protein TP63.
- limb girdle syndromeAny of various disorders involving weakness located and concentrated around the proximal limb muscles.
- risk life and limbTo do something dangerous that will risk someone's existence together with his or her body faculties (used to emphasize and often overstate the danger associated with an action).
- moose limbAlternative form of mooselimb: A Muslim.
- goes out on a limbthird-person singular simple present indicative of go out on a limb: To take a risk.
- going out on a limbpresent participle and gerund of go out on a limb
- gone out on a limbpast participle of go out on a limb: To take a risk.
- went out on a limbsimple past of go out on a limb
- renal dysplasia-limb defects syndromeA rare autosomal-recessive congenital disorder characterized by renal dysplasia, growth retardation, phocomelia or mesomelia, radiohumeral fusion, rib abnormalities, anomalies of the external genitalia, etc.
- limb darkenedAlternative form of limb-darkened.
- limb from limbdismembered
- limb of SatanA wicked or mischievous child.
- Roux limbThe efferent or antegrade limb of the Y that serves as the primary recipient of food after Roux-en-Y anastomosis.
- limb-brightenedBrightened by limb brightening.
- limb girdle syndromesplural of limb girdle syndrome: Any of various disorders involving weakness located and concentrated around the proximal limb muscles.
- risks life and limbthird-person singular simple present indicative of risk life and limb: To do something dangerous that will risk someone's existence together with his or her body faculties (used to emphasize and often overstate the danger associated with …
- risking life and limbpresent participle and gerund of risk life and limb
- risked life and limbsimple past and past participle of risk life and limb
Compound words 30
- delimbTo cut the limbs from.
- limbyHaving many limbs, or branches.
- unlimbTo remove a limb or limbs from.
- interlimbBetween limbs.
- intralimbWithin a single limb
- dislimbTo remove a limb from, to dismember, to pull off arms or legs.
- limblineA fishing line that dangles from the limb of an overhanging tree.
- limbwardToward a limb.
- limbmealInto pieces; limb from limb.
- outlimbAn outer appendage.