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| knee |
the joint between the upper and lower portions of the human leg. [2/4 definitions] |
| Knickerbocker |
(pl.; l.c.) fairly loose, knee-length trousers gathered on each leg at a band just below the knee; knickers. [1/3 definitions] |
| knickers |
fairly loose, knee-length trousers gathered on each leg at a band just below the knee; knickerbockers. [1/3 definitions] |
| knuckle |
an animal's leg joint and the meat attached to it, used as food. [1/4 definitions] |
| lame |
permanently disabled, esp. in a foot or leg. [1/4 definitions] |
| leg |
something similar to a leg in appearance and function, such as the supports of a chair or table. [2/4 definitions] |
| legging |
(often pl.) a covering of canvas, leather, or the like for the lower leg or sometimes the whole leg. |
| legless |
combined form of leg. |
| leg-of-mutton |
having a shape similar to a leg of mutton, esp. designating the sleeves of some garments that puff at the shoulder and narrow at the wrist. |
| limb1 |
a jointed member of an animal body, such as an arm, leg, or wing. [1/3 definitions] |
| lunge |
a muscle strengthening and stretching exercise in which one leg is bent at the knee at a ninety-degree angle and the other is straight, or somewhat bent, and stretched toward the rear or to the side. [1/3 definitions] |
| member |
a part, such as a leg or arm, of an animal or human. [1/3 definitions] |
| merengue |
a fast ballroom dance that originated in the Dominican Republic and in which each partner characteristically holds one leg stiff while dancing. |
| milk leg |
a painful swelling in a woman's leg occurring after childbirth, caused by clotting or inflammation of the veins. |
| mock chicken |
pork, veal, or other meat that has been minced, molded, breaded, and braised to resemble a cooked chicken leg; city chicken. |
| pantalets |
long women's drawers with ruffles along the lower edge of each leg. |
| pants |
an outer garment that covers the area below the waist, reaching any of various lengths down to the feet, and covering each leg separately; trousers. [1/2 definitions] |
| patellar reflex |
the reflective kicking response of the lower leg when the tendon below the patella is tapped sharply. |
| peg leg |
(informal) a wooden leg. [2 definitions] |
| pipestem |
(informal) something unusually thin, esp. an arm or leg. [1/2 definitions] |
| puttee |
a strip of cloth wound spirally around the lower leg, or something similar used by soldiers, horse riders, and the like to cover that part of the leg. |
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