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limanda
  • n  a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored
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limanda ferruginea
  • n  American flounder having a yellowish tail
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limb
  • n  one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
  • n  any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
  • n  (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
  • n  either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
    the upper limb of the bow
  • n  the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
    the limb of the sextant
  • n  any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
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limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
  • n  an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages
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limber pine
  • n  western North American pine with long needles and very flexible limbs and dark-grey furrowed bark
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limbers
  • n  a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well
  • n  a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
  • v  attach the limber
  • v  cause to become limber
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limbic brain
  • n  a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
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limbic system
  • n  a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
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limbo
  • n  the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  • n  an imaginary place for lost or neglected things
  • n  (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)
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limburger
  • n  a soft white cheese with a very strong pungent odor and flavor
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limbus
  • n  a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure
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lime
  • n  a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
  • n  a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
  • n  a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
  • n  any of various related trees bearing limes
  • n  any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
  • n  the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
  • v  spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
  • v  cover with lime so as to induce growth
    lime the lawn
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