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limber, adj, flexible, flexile, flexuous, pliant, pliable, plastic; ductile, fictile, tractile, tractable, malleable, moldable, bendable; elastic, springy, resilient, stretchable; supple, lithe, lithesome, lissome, limber, graceful; extensile, extensible.
-v. 2. Usu.
limber up loosen up, warm up, exercise, stretch; prepare, get ready,
limbo, n. 1. limbus, abode of the dead, limbo of infants, limbo of unbaptized infants, abode of the righteous dead, limbo of the fathers, limbo of the patriarchs; Lethe, land of the lotus-eaters, place of oblivion, nirvana.
2. confinement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment; committal, commitment, detention, duress, durance; captivity, slavery, bondage, thrall, enthrallment.
3. exclusion, segregation, separation, isolation, sequestration, quarantine; eviction, expulsion, ouster, displacement, dislocation, expatriation, exile; banishment, deportation, relegation, excommunication; proscription, outlawry, prohibition, banning, barring, disbarment.
4. in limbo in abeyance, suspended, in a holding pattern, on hold, on a back burner, on the shelf; treading water, hanging fire, hanging, up in the air, awaiting action.
limelight, n. 1. fame, renown, celebrity, stardom; public notice, notoriety, publicity, Inf. the spotlight; illustriousness, greatness, eminence, eminency, preeminence, supremacy; notability, note, distinction, mark; prominence, rank, standing, prestige, weight, influence, significance, importance, account.
2. honor, laurels, glory, praise, kudos, dclat, acclamation, acclaim; popularity, vogue, favor, esteem, high regard, admiration, respect.
3. Theater, spotlight, baby spotlight, Inf spot, floodlight, searchlight.
limit, n. 1. boundary, frontier, frontier line, boundary line, bounding line, border line, partition line, line of demarcation, line.
2. border, perimeter, periphery, edge, rim, fringe, verge, skirt; circumference, compass, ambit, margin, frame, outline, confine, confines; brink, brim, brow, hem.
3. Usu.
limits premises, confines, territory; land, ground, terrain; precinct, section, quarter, district.
4. the limit Informal,
a. the last straw, the straw that broke the camel's back; enough, more than enough, Inf. it, all one can take.
b. an outrage, a joke. -v. 5. bound, confine, shut in, fence in, pen in, hem in, keep within bounds; restrict, curb, proscribe, prohibit, bar, forbid; restrain, check, bridle, trammel, bind, stay, hold in check; cut down, cut back, Inf. watch; impede, hinder, hamper, tie one's hands; frustrate, thwart, clip one's wings.
6. demarcate, define, delimit, deliminate, mark off, rope off, stake out; determine, specify, fix, draw or mark boundaries; circumscribe, encircle, encompass, gird, begird, girdle, belt.
limitation, n. 1. limit, bound, boundary, border. See - limit (defs. 1, 2).
2. impediment, hindrance, encumbrance, obstacle, obstruction, stumbling block, roadblock; restriction, bar, barrier, block, counteraction, embargo, stricture, blockade; deterrent, catch, snag, hitch, rub, fly in the ointment, drawback, liability; curb, clog, bit, tether.
3. inability, incapability, incapacity; weak point, weakness, defect, handicap, fraility.
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