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English noun: leg | |||
| 1. | leg (body) a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | limb | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, peg, pin, shank's mare, shank's pony, shanks' mare, shanks' pony, spindlelegs, spindleshanks, stick, tibia vara | ||
| Part holonym | ankle, ankle joint, articulatio genus, articulatio talocruralis, calf bone, crus, fibula, fibular vein, foot, genu, genu valgum, human foot, human knee, knee, knee joint, knock-knee, leg bone, mortise joint, musculus tibialis, nervus ischiadicus, nervus saphenus, peroneal vein, pes, saphenous nerve, saphenous vein, sciatic nerve, shank, shin, shin, shin bone, shinbone, thigh, tibia, tibia valga, tibial vein, tibialis, tibialis muscle, vena peroneus, vena saphena, vena tibialis | ||
| Part meronym | body, organic structure, physical structure | ||
| 2. | leg (body) a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | limb | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | animal leg, prehensor | ||
| Part holonym | pedal extremity, vertebrate foot | ||
| 3. | leg (artifact) one of the supports for a piece of furniture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| Part meronym | camp bed, chair, cot, four-poster, grand, grand piano, hospital bed, spinning wheel, table, tripod | ||
| 4. | leg (shape) a part of a forked or branching shape | ||
| Samples | He broke off one of the branches. | ||
| Synonyms | branch, ramification | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | subfigure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bifurcation, brachium, crotch, fork | ||
| Part meronym | forking, furcation | ||
| 5. | leg (food) the limb of an animal used for food | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut, cut of meat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gigot, ham hock, leg of lamb | ||
| 6. | leg (artifact) a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg | ||
| Synonyms | peg, pegleg, wooden leg | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | prosthesis, prosthetic device | ||
| 7. | leg (artifact) a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pant leg, trouser leg | ||
| Part holonym | cuff, foot, knee, turnup | ||
| Part meronym | pant, trouser | ||
| 8. | leg (act) (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distance, length | ||
| Domain category | navigation, sailing, seafaring | ||
| 9. | leg (act) a section or portion of a journey or course | ||
| Samples | Then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise. | ||
| Synonyms | stage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | travel, traveling, travelling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fare-stage | ||
| Part meronym | journey, journeying | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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