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Another word for elbow

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Noun
      1. A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.
      2. One of the parts or sections of a jointed whole
      3. The way in which two things are joined at such a part
      1. The act or fact of bending.
      2. (Heraldry) A diagonal stripe or band on a shield from the upper left to the lower right corner (as seen by the viewer)
      3. Any of various knots used to tie one rope to another or to something else
      1. A corresponding bone in the forelimb of other land vertebrates
      2. The bone extending from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb in humans.
      3. The larger of the two bones of the forearm of humans, on the side opposite the thumb
      1. A place, as in a road or path, where a change in direction occurs; a curve:
      2. A momentary shock or scare:
      3. A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:
      1. A shepherd's staff, with a hook at one end
      2. A bend or curve
      3. A curve or bend; a turn:
      1. The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to view:
      2. An aspect, as of something viewed or considered; point of view
      3. A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons.
      1. A relatively smooth bend in a road or other course.
      2. Something characterized by such a line or surface, especially a rounded line or contour of the human body.
      3. (Baseball) A ball thrown by a right-handed pitcher that curves to the pitcher's left, or one thrown by a left-handed pitcher that curves to the pitcher's right
      1. Something resembling a fork in shape
      2. The point at which such a bifurcation or separation occurs:
      3. An instrument of greatly varying size with a handle at one end and two or more pointed prongs at the other: forks are variously used as eating utensils and for pitching hay, breaking up soil, etc.
      1. (Archaic) The crotch of a person or animal.
      2. Anything one leans or relies on for support, help, etc.; prop
      3. A support used by an injured or disabled person, often in pairs, as an aid to walking, having a vertical shaft that is sometimes forked, a horizontal grip for the hand, and a crosspiece that is positioned under the armpit or a cuff that wraps around the forearm.
      1. Inclination to laughter; (one's) risibilities
      2. A place on the inner elbow where the ulnar nerve passes close to the surface: a sharp impact at this place causes a strange, tingling sensation in the arm
      3. A point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve runs close to the surface and produces a sharp tingling sensation if knocked against the bone.

Idioms:

    rub elbows with

    2. up to the elbows (in)

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Sentence Examples

  • He rose up on one elbow and frowned.

  • He pulled away from her, propping up on an elbow as he studied her face.

  • Slipping her hand through his extended elbow, she let him lead her into the center of the room.

  • He was up on one elbow, his attention fixed on her open blouse.

  • Señor Medena took her elbow in his hand and led her down the hall.

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