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PRONUNCIATION OF LIMBLESS

limbless  [ˈlɪmlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIMBLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Limbless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LIMBLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of limbless in the English dictionary

The definition of limbless in the dictionary is not possessing limbs. Other definition of limbless is having had one or several limbs removed, through accident, injury, or mutilation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIMBLESS


aimless
ˈeɪmlɪs
armless
ˈɑːmlɪs
blameless
ˈbleɪmlɪs
bottomless
ˈbɒtəmlɪs
brimless
ˈbrɪmlɪs
crimeless
ˈkraɪmlɪs
fathomless
ˈfæðəmlɪs
flameless
ˈfleɪmlɪs
formless
ˈfɔːmlɪs
frameless
ˈfreɪmlɪs
harmless
ˈhɑːmlɪs
homeless
ˈhəʊmlɪs
nameless
ˈneɪmlɪs
rhymeless
ˈraɪmlɪs
rimeless
ˈraɪmlɪs
seamless
ˈsiːmlɪs
shameless
ˈʃeɪmlɪs
tameless
ˈteɪmlɪs
timeless
ˈtaɪmlɪs
victimless
ˈvɪktɪmlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIMBLESS

limbate
limbed
limber
limber up
limberly
limberness
limbers
limbi
limbic
limbic system
limbmeal
limbo
Limbourg
limbous
Limburg
Limburg cheese
Limburger
limburgite
limbus
limby

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIMBLESS

barbless
bibless
bless
combless
cubless
curbless
garbless
herbless
jobless
less
outbless
plumbless
prebless
ribless
shrubless
throbless
thumbless
tombless
unbless
verbless
webless

Synonyms and antonyms of limbless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «limbless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIMBLESS

Find out the translation of limbless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of limbless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «limbless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

截肢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin extremidades
570 millions of speakers

English

limbless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

limbless
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إنسان مشوه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безрукий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

limbless
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রত্যঙ্গহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans membres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Limbless
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

astlos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手足のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

손발이없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Limbless
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không dịu dàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

limbless
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अमर्याद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

limbless
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

limbless
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

limbless
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безрукий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

limbless
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

limbless
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pootlose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

limbless
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

limbless
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of limbless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMBLESS»

The term «limbless» is regularly used and occupies the 79.235 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMBLESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about limbless

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIMBLESS»

Discover the use of limbless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to limbless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Limbless Cyclist:
John Robinson Jean Albanese. JOHN ROBINSON The Limbless Cyclist: Achievement AlongtheErie Canal Dedication My children Haydon, Ariel and Owen. And always, Andrea.
John Robinson, Jean Albanese, 2014
2
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association: Registered in ...
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association letterhead. White A4 writing paper with the association name and coat of arms in blue, patrons listed above, advisory committee and officers listed below.
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association, 1992
3
The Labour of Loss: Mourning, Memory and Wartime Bereavement ...
As a sharp reminder, he added the 'limbless soldier is today . . . relatively better off than he is likely to be in later years'.4' The manly adventure which had disfigured the men was, during the 1920s, lauded as heroic and glorious. Their twisted ...
Joy Damousi, 1999
4
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna ...
A considerable number of skinks have the limbs variously reduced, but remnants of the pectoral and pelvic girdles are present even in limbless species. The family is found on all continents, major islands, and island groups throughout warm ...
Jay M. Savage, 2002
5
Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles
Both groups have limbless and reduced-limbed members; however, the majority have well-developed limbs. The beaded lizards (Helodermatidae) of western North America, the monitors or goannas (Varanidae) of Africa, Asia, and Australia , ...
George R. Zug, 1993
6
Limbless Locomotion: Learning to Crawl with a Snake Robot
The motivation for this work stems from environments where traditional machines are precluded due to size or shape and where appendages such as wheels or legs cause entrapment or failure.
Kevin Dowling, 1997
7
Biology of Arthropoda
In Geophilella, after each of the segments corresponding to the pairs of limbs from segments 3 to 12, there is inserted a 'limbless segment'. The history of development and internal anatomy show that there are actually no limbless segments in ...
D.R. Khanna, 2004
8
Limbless and Maimed Soldier's Association (concert): ...
Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions ...
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9
Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe
Hydrostatic skeletons are widespread and in activities such as burrowing often play the key role.79 This is not, however, the case in the various limbless vertebrates, such as the snakes, which, as might be expected, rely on the contraction of ...
Simon Conway Morris, 2003
10
Ecological Morphology: Integrative Organismal Biology
Several forms of limbless locomotion exist; lateral undulation, however, is common to most limbless vertebrates (Gans, 1975). Undulatory locomotion is also used by some limbed squamates, which fold their legs against the body while moving ...
Peter C. Wainwright, Stephen M. Reilly, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIMBLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term limbless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nuclear Races raise more than £11,000 for Blesma (From …
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is the national charity, with Head Offices in Romford, for all limbless service men and women, their widows and ... «Brentwood Weekly News, Jul 15»
2
'Cannibal' Butcher Serves 'Human Limbs' – Set to Open in London
All proceeds will go to the Limbless Association, an organization that provides support to amputee patients. The shop will reportedly only be ... «First to Know, Jul 15»
3
Bristol law firm sees 200% rise in injured cyclist enquiries
Trump, who is a member of the Spinal Injury Association, Headway and a panel member of the Limbless Association, makes no mention of ... «road.cc, Jul 15»
4
Marc Quinn: “You can't be Turner in the age of global warming”
This is evident in all of his work: the Lapper sculptures look back to limbless Greek statues; the series showing Kate Moss in contorted yoga ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
5
'Watchman' stirs memories of 'Mockingbird' city life
Boo's tree was on the other end of that school, but by the time I lived there it was a limbless blackened ruin, said to have been hit by lightning. «The News Journal, Jul 15»
6
Saving rain trees now only an app away
Explained Dr Shubhalaxmi, "They grow at phenomenal rates as the females are wingless and limbless, never leave the spot. She dies by ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
I spent an afternoon inside virtual reality — and I didn't want to leave
A glossy, glowing, limbless robot avatar named JohnMossey laughed with me. It felt like telling a joke in a foreign language. The point at which ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Brit-power: Bowes takes bronze in Paraclimbing World Cup 2015
... may just have below the elbow missing. It is also important to note the term amputation is used. Some climbers may have been born limbless. «British Mountaineering Council, Jul 15»
9
Dozens of unidentified remains baffle Bay State investigators
A headless and limbless body was dumped in the dunes at Town Neck Beach in Sandwich before the remains were discovered June 4, 2014. «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
10
Medical regiment raise £9000 for limbless veterans charity with 546 …
Soldiers from a Rutland-based regiment raised thousands of pounds for a charity which helps limbless ex servicemen and women with a ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»

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