Synonyms and Antonyms of leg

synonym (synonym of leg)

  • (noun.shape)
    branch, ramification
    a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    peg, pegleg, wooden leg
    a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.act)
    stage
    a section or portion of a journey or course (noun.act)
     

hypernym (leg IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack (noun.act)
    distance, length
    size of the gap between two places (noun.attribute)
     
  • a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg (noun.artifact)
    cloth covering
    a covering made of cloth (noun.artifact)
     
  • 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)
    limb
    one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper (noun.body)
     
  • a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)
    subfigure
    a figure that is a part of another figure (noun.shape)
     
  • a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg (noun.artifact)
    prosthesis, prosthetic device
    corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body (noun.artifact)
     
  • a section or portion of a journey or course (noun.act)
    travel, traveling, travelling
    the act of going from one place to another (noun.act)
     
  • one of the supports for a piece of furniture (noun.artifact)
    support
    any device that bears the weight of another thing (noun.artifact)
     
  • the limb of an animal used for food (noun.food)
    cut, cut of meat
    a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass (noun.food)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF leg relation)

  • a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg (noun.artifact)
    pant leg, trouser leg
    the leg of a pair of trousers (noun.artifact)
     
  • 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)
    peg, pin, stick
    informal terms for the leg (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara
    a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    shank's mare, shank's pony, shanks' mare, shanks' pony
    you own legs (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    spindlelegs, spindleshanks
    long thin legs (noun.body)
     
  • a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)
    bifurcation
    a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    brachium
    (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    crotch, fork
    the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches (noun.shape)
     
  • a section or portion of a journey or course (noun.act)
    fare-stage
    a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same (noun.act)
     
  • a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion (noun.body)
    prehensor
    the anterior pair of legs of a centipede that are modified to seize prey and inject venom from the toxicognaths (noun.animal)
     
  • (noun.animal)
    animal leg
    the leg of an animal (noun.animal)
     
  • the limb of an animal used for food (noun.food)
    ham hock
    a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot (noun.food)
     
  • (noun.food)
    gigot, leg of lamb
    lamb leg suitable for roasting (noun.food)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg (noun.artifact)
    cuff, turnup
    the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    foot
    a support resembling a pedal extremity (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    knee
    the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee (noun.artifact)
     
  • 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)
    fibular vein, peroneal vein, vena peroneus
    accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    saphenous vein, vena saphena
    either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    tibial vein, vena tibialis
    veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    crus
    the leg from the knee to foot (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    thigh
    the part of the leg between the hip and the knee (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    shank
    the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    shin
    the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    foot, human foot, pes
    the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    nervus ischiadicus, sciatic nerve
    arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    nervus saphenus, saphenous nerve
    a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint
    hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint
    a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    musculus tibialis, tibialis, tibialis muscle
    either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia; provides for movement of the foot (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    leg bone
    a bone of the leg (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    calf bone, fibula
    the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.body)
    shin, shin bone, shinbone, tibia
    the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.state)
    genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga
    an inward slant of the thigh (noun.state)
     
  • a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion (noun.body)
    pedal extremity, vertebrate foot
    the extremity of the limb in vertebrates (noun.body)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg (noun.artifact)
    pant, trouser
    (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately (noun.artifact)
     
  • 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)
    body, organic structure, physical structure
    the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) (noun.body)
     
  • a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)
    forking, furcation
    the place where something divides into branches (noun.shape)
     
  • a section or portion of a journey or course (noun.act)
    journey, journeying
    the act of traveling from one place to another (noun.act)
     
  • one of the supports for a piece of furniture (noun.artifact)
    chair
    a seat for one person, with a support for the back (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    camp bed, cot
    a small bed that folds up for storage or transport (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    four-poster
    a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    grand, grand piano
    a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    hospital bed
    a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    spinning wheel
    a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    table
    a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    tripod
    a three-legged rack used for support (noun.artifact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from leg)

domain category (leg is domain category of ....)

  • (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack (noun.act)
    navigation, sailing, seafaring
    the work of a sailor (noun.act)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym part holonym part meronym derivation domain category branch ramification peg stage travel traveling distance length cloth covering support fare-stage pant leg peg pin bandy leg bandyleg cuff turnup foot knee fibular vein peroneal vein journey journeying pant trouser chair camp bed leggy long-legged long-shanked branch fork furcate navigation sailing seafaring
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. branch, ramification . peg, pegleg, wooden leg . stage . distance, length . cloth covering . limb . subfigure . prosthesis, prosthetic device . travel, traveling, travelling . support . cut, cut of meat . pant leg, trouser leg . peg, pin, stick . bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara . shank's mare, shank's pony, shanks' mare, shanks' pony . spindlelegs, spindleshanks . bifurcation . brachium . crotch, fork . fare-stage . prehensor . animal leg . ham hock . gigot, leg of lamb . cuff, turnup . foot . knee . fibular vein, peroneal vein, vena peroneus . saphenous vein, vena saphena . tibial vein, vena tibialis . crus . thigh . shank . shin . foot, human foot, pes . nervus ischiadicus, sciatic nerve . nervus saphenus, saphenous nerve . articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint . ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint . musculus tibialis, tibialis, tibialis muscle . leg bone . calf bone, fibula . shin, shin bone, shinbone, tibia . genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga . pedal extremity, vertebrate foot . pant, trouser . body, organic structure, physical structure . forking, furcation . journey, journeying . chair . camp bed, cot . four-poster . grand, grand piano . hospital bed . spinning wheel . table . tripod . leggy, long-legged, long-shanked, leggy, long-legged, long-shanked, leggy, long-legged, long-shanked . branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate . branch, ramify . branchy . navigation, sailing, seafaring


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