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(noun) (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack |
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Related Words: distance, length, travel, traveling, travelling |
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(noun) the part of a garment that covers the leg |
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Related Words: cloth covering, pant leg, trouser leg |
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(noun) one of the supports for a piece of furniture |
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Related Words: support |
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(noun) a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle |
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Related Words: bowleg, genu valgum, genu varum, knock-knee, limb, peg, pin, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, stick, tibia valga, tibia vara |
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(noun) a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion |
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Related Words: animal leg, limb |
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(noun) the limb of an animal used for food |
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Related Words: cut, cut of meat, gigot, leg of lamb |
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(noun) a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Carribean cruise" |
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Synonyms: stage |
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Related Words: fare-stage, travel, traveling, travelling |
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(noun) a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg |
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Synonyms: peg, pegleg, wooden leg |
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Related Words: prosthesis, prosthetic device |
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(noun) a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" |
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Synonyms: branch, fork |
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Related Words: brachium, subfigure |
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