LEG
Scrabble letter values: L1E1G2 = 4
Definition
- noun a human limb.
- noun a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion.
- noun one of the supports for a piece of furniture.
- noun a part of a forked or branching shape. — synonyms: branch, ramification
- noun the limb of an animal used for food.
- noun a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg. — synonyms: peg, wooden_leg, pegleg
- noun a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg.
- noun (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack.
- noun a section or portion of a journey or course. — synonyms: stage
Examples
- “commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle”
- “he broke off one of the branches”
- “then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise”