ELBOW
Scrabble letter values: E1L1B3O1W4 = 10
Definition
- verb push one's way with the elbows.
- verb shove one's elbow into another person's ribs.
- noun hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. — synonyms: elbow_joint, human_elbow, cubitus, cubital_joint, articulatio_cubiti
- noun a sharp bend in a road or river.
- noun a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it.
- noun the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint.
- noun the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow.
Examples
- “his coat had patches over the elbows”
- “the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back”
- “He elbowed his way through the crowd.”