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Thigh
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Thigh has 2 senses
- thigh(n = noun.body) Array - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee; Array has parts: musculus adductor brevis, musculus adductor longus, great adductor muscle, musculus adductor magnus, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad, quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, arteria circumflexa femoris, circumflex artery of the thigh, arteria femoralis, femoral artery, femoral vein, vena femoralis, anterior crural nerve, femoral nerve, nervus femoralis, femoris, femur, thighbone, femoral biceps, musculus biceps femoris, articulatio coxae, coxa, hip, hip joint
- thigh(n = noun.food) second joint - the upper joint of the leg of a fowl; Array is a kind of helping, portion, serving
is a kind of limb
is a part of leg
has particulars: lap
is a part of bird, fowl
has parts: dark meat
CIDE DICTIONARY
Thigh, n. [OE. thi, , , AS. ; akin to OFries. thiach, D. dij, dije, OHG. dioh, thioh, Icel. thigh, rump, and probably to Lith. taukas fat of animals, tukti to become fat, Russ. tuke fat of animals. √56.].
- The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur. [1913 Webster]
- The coxa, or femur, of an insect. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Thigh, n.
1 the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
2 a corresponding part in other animals.
1 the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.
2 a corresponding part in other animals.
Idiom
thigh-bone = FEMUR.
Derivative
-thighed adj. (in comb.).
Etymology
OE theh, theoh, thioh, OHG dioh, ON thj{oacute} f. Gmc
THESAURUS
Thigh
ankle, bayonet legs, bowlegs, breast, calf, chicken foot, cnemis, dark meat, drumstick, foreleg, gamb, gambrel, giblets, gigot, ham, hind leg, hock, jamb, knee, leg, limb, neck, oyster, podite, popliteal space, scissor-legs, shank, shin, stems, stumps, tarsus, trotters, turkey foot, white meat, wing, wishbone
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