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limber

lim·ber
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lim-ber]
    • /ˈlɪm bər/
    • /ˈlɪm.bər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lim-ber]
    • /ˈlɪm bər/

Definitions of limber word

  • adjective limber characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe. 1
  • adjective limber bending readily; flexible; pliant. 1
  • verb without object limber to attach a limber to a gun (usually followed by up). 1
  • verb with object limber to attach the limber to (a gun) in preparation for moving away (sometimes followed by up). 1
  • noun limber Usually, limbers. Nautical. a passage or gutter in which seepage collects to be pumped away, located on each side of a central keelson; bilge. 1
  • noun limber (of a person or body part) Lithe; supple. 1

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Origin of limber

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; perhaps akin to limb1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Limber

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

limber popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for limber

adj limber

  • pliable — easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
  • spry — active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
  • agile — Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
  • nimble — quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
  • lithe — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.

adjective limber

  • lissom — lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
  • flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • elastic — (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.

Antonyms for limber

adj limber

  • rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
  • clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
  • unbending — not bending or curving; inflexible; rigid.
  • inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
  • stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.

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