extremity

«extremity» in Mova's school dictionary: the far parts of your body, like your hands, feet… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an extremity, extremities)

meaning for a pupil

1) Your extremities are the far parts of your body, like your hands, feet, fingers and toes. tree →

2) The far end or edge of something, such as a place. tree →

3) (formal) A very serious or dangerous situation, or a very high degree of something. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in health and safety: in cold weather, extremities such as fingers and toes get frostbite first. In geography: the northern extremity of a country. It tells the reader about the ends or edges.

examples

• Cold weather makes your extremities feel numb first. tree →
• Frostbite can damage fingers, toes and other extremities. tree →
• The lighthouse stood at the southern extremity of the island. tree →
• Wear gloves and thick socks to keep your extremities warm. tree →
• The doctor checked the blood flow to his extremities. tree →
• In their extremity, the sailors ate the last of the bread. tree →
• I am, therefore, very unhappy, and in my extremity I determined to ask the help of a human being. tree →

note

Mostly used in the plural: extremities. Formal word. Related adjective: extreme. Safety: cover hands, feet and ears in freezing weather.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «extremity» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.