Difference between Limb and Branch

What is the difference between Limb and Branch?

Limb as a noun is a major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing) while Branch as a noun is the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing

Limb

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing) A branch of a tree. The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip. The apparent visual edge of a celestial body. The graduated edge of a circle or arc.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To remove the limbs from an animal or tree.

Example sentence: The great empire will be torn from limb, the all-powerful one for more than four-hundred years: Great power given to the dark one from slaves come.

Branch

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividingSomething that divides like the branch of a treeA location of an organization with several locations.A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but smaller than a ward.An area in business or of knowledge, researchThe certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.To produce branches.To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.

Example sentence: I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.

We hope you now know whether to use Limb or Branch in your sentence.

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