Collocations for limb - noun
ADJECTIVE
long
short
slender, thin
flailing
Two arms reached around her flailing limbs.
short
slender, thin
flailing
Two arms reached around her flailing limbs.
powerful,
strong
bare, naked
broken, injured
sore
stiff
I eased my stiff limbs into the hot bath.
bare, naked
broken, injured
sore
stiff
I eased my stiff limbs into the hot bath.
tired,
weary
(esp. BrE)
amputated, severed
missing
The missing limb did not lessen the quality of the cat's life.
amputated, severed
missing
The missing limb did not lessen the quality of the cat's life.
artificial,
prosthetic
phantom
sensations felt in phantom limbs after amputation
phantom
sensations felt in phantom limbs after amputation
lower,
upper
hind
The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.
hind
The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.
VERB + limb
amputate,
sever
lose
people who have lost limbs in battle
lose
people who have lost limbs in battle
stretch
I stretched my limbs lazily as I sat up.
I stretched my limbs lazily as I sat up.