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Noun (1 meaning)
1. staying power.
Example:
- “that old Broadway play really has legs”
legs is a type of:
- stamina, staying power, toughness (noun) - enduring strength and energy
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» leg
Noun (9 meanings)
1. a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle.
leg is a type of:
- limb (noun) - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm
types of leg:
- bowleg, bow leg, bandyleg, bandy leg, genu varum, tibia vara (noun) - a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
- pin, peg, stick (noun) - informal terms for the leg
- shank's mare, shanks' mare, shank's pony, shanks' pony (noun) - you own legs
- spindlelegs, spindleshanks (noun) - long thin legs
leg is a part of:
- body, organic structure, physical structure (noun) - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
parts of leg:
- ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis (noun) - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
- crus (noun) - the leg from the knee to foot
- fibula, calf bone (noun) - the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
- foot, human foot, pes (noun) - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
- knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu (noun) - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
- knock-knee, genu valgum, tibia valga (noun) - an inward slant of the thigh
- leg bone (noun) - a bone of the leg
- peroneal vein, fibular vein, vena peroneus (noun) - accompany the peroneal arteries
- saphenous nerve, nervus saphenus (noun) - a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot
- saphenous vein, vena saphena (noun) - either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot
- sciatic nerve, nervus ischiadicus (noun) - arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves
- shank (noun) - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
- shin (noun) - the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
- thigh (noun) - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
- tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shin (noun) - the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
- tibial vein, vena tibialis (noun) - veins of the lower leg
- tibialis, tibialis muscle, musculus tibialis (noun) - either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia
leg is derivationally related to:
- leggy, long-legged, long-shanked (adjective) - having long legs
2. a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion.
leg is a type of:
- limb (noun) - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm
types of leg:
- animal leg (noun) - the leg of an animal
- prehensor (noun) - the anterior pair of legs of a centipede that are modified to seize prey and inject venom from the toxicognaths
parts of leg:
- vertebrate foot, pedal extremity (noun) - the extremity of the limb in vertebrates
leg is derivationally related to:
- leggy, long-legged, long-shanked (adjective) - having long legs
3. one of the supports for a piece of furniture.
leg is a type of:
- support (noun) - any device that bears the weight of another thing
leg is a part of:
- chair (noun) - a seat for one person, with a support for the back
- cot, camp bed (noun) - a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
- four-poster (noun) - a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains
- grand piano, grand (noun) - a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame
- hospital bed (noun) - a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required
- spinning wheel (noun) - a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot
- table (noun) - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
- tripod (noun) - a three-legged rack used for support
4. a part of a forked or branching shape.
Example:
- “he broke off one of the branches”
leg is a type of:
- subfigure (noun) - a figure that is a part of another figure
types of leg:
- bifurcation (noun) - a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
- brachium (noun) - (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
- fork, crotch (noun) - the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
leg is a part of:
leg is derivationally related to:
5. the limb of an animal used for food.
leg is a type of:
- cut, cut of meat (noun) - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
types of leg:
- ham hock (noun) - a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot
- leg of lamb, gigot (noun) - lamb leg suitable for roasting
6. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg.
peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg
leg is a type of:
- prosthesis, prosthetic device (noun) - corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
7. a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg.
leg is a type of:
- cloth covering (noun) - a covering made of cloth
types of leg:
- pant leg, trouser leg (noun) - the leg of a pair of trousers
leg is a part of:
- trouser, pant (noun) - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
parts of leg:
- cuff, turnup (noun) - the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
- foot (noun) - a support resembling a pedal extremity
- knee (noun) - the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee
leg is derivationally related to:
- leggy, long-legged, long-shanked (adjective) - having long legs
8. (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack.
leg is a type of:
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- seafaring, navigation, sailing (noun) - the work of a sailor
Example:
- “then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise”
leg is a type of:
- travel, traveling, travelling (noun) - the act of going from one place to another
types of leg:
- fare-stage (noun) - a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same
leg is a part of:
- journey, journeying (noun) - the act of traveling from one place to another