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leg

(l/E/g )

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: wordnet30
a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion(noun.body)

source: wordnet30
one of the supports for a piece of furniture(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a part of a forked or branching shape(noun.shape)

Synonym:
branch, ramification

source: wordnet30
the limb of an animal used for food(noun.food)

source: wordnet30
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
peg, pegleg, wooden leg

source: wordnet30
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
a section or portion of a journey or course(noun.act)

Synonym:
stage

source: wordnet30
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

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