leg

1. (noun) (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
Related Words: distance, length, travel, traveling, travelling

2. (noun) the part of a garment that covers the leg
Related Words: cloth covering, pant leg, trouser leg

3. (noun) one of the supports for a piece of furniture
Related Words: support

4. (noun) a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle
Related Words: bowleg, genu valgum, genu varum, knock-knee, limb, peg, pin, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, stick, tibia valga, tibia vara

5. (noun) a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
Related Words: animal leg, limb

6. (noun) the limb of an animal used for food
Related Words: cut, cut of meat, gigot, leg of lamb

7. (noun) a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Carribean cruise"
Synonyms: stage
Related Words: fare-stage, travel, traveling, travelling

8. (noun) a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
Synonyms: peg, pegleg, wooden leg
Related Words: prosthesis, prosthetic device

9. (noun) a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork"
Synonyms: branch, fork
Related Words: brachium, subfigure



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