Limberly
bər adjective
1.
characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
2.
bending readily; flexible; pliant.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make oneself limber (usually followed by up ): to limber up before the game.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make (something) limber (usually followed by up ): She tried to limber up her wits before the exam.
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limber1 (ˈlɪmbə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | capable of being easily bent or flexed; pliant |
| 2. | able to move or bend freely; agile |
| [C16: origin uncertain] | |
| 'limberly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'limberness1 | |
| —n | |
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Limberly
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| limber1 (ˈlɪmbə) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | capable of being easily bent or flexed; pliant |
| 2. | able to move or bend freely; agile |
| [C16: origin uncertain] | |
| 'limberly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'limberness1 | |
| —n | |
| limber2 (ˈlɪmbə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | part of a gun carriage, often containing ammunition, consisting of an axle, pole, and two wheels, that is attached to the rear of an item of equipment, esp field artillery |
| —vb | |
| 2. | ( |
| [C15 lymour shaft of a gun carriage, origin uncertain] | |
| limber3 (ˈlɪmbə) | |
| —n | |
| (often plural) nautical (in the bilge of a vessel) a fore-and-aft channel through a series of holes in the frames (limber holes) where water collects and can be pumped out | |
| [C17: probably changed from French lumière hole (literally: light)] | |
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Word Origin & History
limber
1565, of uncertain origin, possibly from limb on notion of supple boughs of a tree, or from limp "flaccid," or somehow from M.E. lymer "shaft of a cart" (see limber (n.)).
limber
"detachable forepart of a gun carriage," 1480, probably related to Fr. limonière "wagon with two shafts," from limon "shaft," probably of Celtic origin.
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