English dictionary

leg

/l/E/g/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

noun.body

Source: WordNet 3.0
a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion

noun.body

Source: WordNet 3.0
one of the supports for a piece of furniture

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a part of a forked or branching shape

noun.shape

Synonyms branch ramification

Source: WordNet 3.0
the limb of an animal used for food

noun.food

Source: WordNet 3.0
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

noun.artifact

Synonyms peg pegleg wooden leg

Source: WordNet 3.0
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
a section or portion of a journey or course

noun.act

Synonyms stage

Source: WordNet 3.0
A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.

noun

Source: webster1913
Either side of a triangle of a triangle as distinguished from the base or, in a right triangle, from the hypotenuse; also, an indefinitely extending branch of a curve, as of a hyperbola.

noun

Source: webster1913