Leg synonyms

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femur
The thick, most muscular segment of the insect leg, situated between the trochanter and the tibia.
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back-leg
The limb of a creature
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circuit
The act of going around something; course or journey around
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epipodiale
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fibula
The smaller of the two bones of the lower leg or lower portion of the hind leg.
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shin
The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
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part
Share, especially of a profit.
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foreleg
Either of the front legs of a quadruped.
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left leg
The limb of a creature
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right leg
The limb of a creature
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shank-s-mare
Alternative spelling of shanks' mare.
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gam
A social visit or friendly interchange, especially between whalers or seafarers.
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course
A path that something or someone moves along.
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crus
The section of the leg or hind limb between the knee and foot; shank.
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drumstick
The second joint of the leg bone of a chicken or other fowl, as meat.
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foot (related)
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member
A part of a whole.
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lower appendage
The limb of a creature
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hind-leg
Either of the two legs towards the rear of a four-legged animal.
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front leg
The limb of a creature
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shank
The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece of the bit, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
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underpinning
A support or foundation, especially as a structure of masonry that supports a wall or a metaphorical basis for something.
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stem
The forward part of a ship; prow; bow
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pin
A pointed instrument for holding the hair, a hat, etc. in place
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bender
(Chiefly UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
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landing-gear
(Trucking) the bipod stand found near the front end underneath a truck trailer, used to keep the trailer level when not attached to a tractor truck.
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column
A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page.
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stake
(With definite article) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned.
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limb (related)
A member or representative of a group:
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brace (related)
(Naut.) A rope passed through a block at the end of a yard, used to swing the yard about from the deck
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support (related)
Financial or other help.
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crural
Leg-like in shape or constitution.
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femoral
Of, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh
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(bones of the leg) tibia
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appendage
The definition of an appendage, in relation to the body of a human or animal, is any part protruding from the torso or trunk.
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cabriole
A form of furniture leg that curves outward and then narrows downward into an ornamental foot, characteristic of Queen Anne and Chippendale furniture.
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pole
A long, relatively slender, generally rounded piece of wood or other material.
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prop
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
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run
A quick pace, faster than a walk.
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stage
A point in the course of an action or series of events:
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thigh-bone
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walk
(Brit.) The route covered in one's round of duty or work, as in delivering mail
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peg
(Informal) An act or instance of throwing; esp., a hard, accurate throw from a baseball fielder
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wooden leg
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
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pegleg
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
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branch
(--- Linguistics) A subdivision of a family of languages, such as the Germanic branch of Indo-European.
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thigh (related)
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knee (related)
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ankle (related)
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elbow (related)
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rib (related)
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toe (related)
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neck (related)
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shoulder (related)
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wrist (related)
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buttock (related)
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heel (related)
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jaw (related)
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finger (related)
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post
A message posted in an electronic forum. [from 20th c.]
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ramification
A ramifying or being ramified; specif., the arrangement of branches or offshoots, as on a plant
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