limbus

Noun

Meaning

An extramundane region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the judgment.

Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo.

A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bank coast lamina board border frame edge limb lip fringe brink flange ledge limbo brow
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Antonyms

center centre body base basis inside
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Hypernyms

structure anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part

Phrases with the word

corneal limbus

Derivatives

limbi

Anagrams

bluism

Examples

There were also protests by other ethnic groups, such as the Tharus, Rais, and Limbus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Limburgish limburgite limburgitic limbward limby lime