leg
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
Types & categories
- limb hypernym
- peg hyponym
- bowleg hyponym
- shank's mare hyponym
- spindlelegs hyponym
Parts & wholes
- body part holonym
- peroneal vein part meronym
- saphenous vein part meronym
- tibial vein part meronym
- crus part meronym
- thigh part meronym
- shank part meronym
- shin part meronym
- foot part meronym
- sciatic nerve part meronym
- saphenous nerve part meronym
- knee part meronym
- mortise joint part meronym
- tibialis part meronym
- leg bone part meronym
- fibula part meronym
- tibia part meronym
- knock-knee part meronym
Related & opposite
- long-legged derivation
Sense 2 noun
a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
Types & categories
- limb hypernym
- prehensor hyponym
- animal leg hyponym
Parts & wholes
- vertebrate foot part meronym
Related & opposite
- long-legged derivation
Sense 3 noun
one of the supports for a piece of furniture
Types & categories
- support hypernym
Parts & wholes
- chair part holonym
- camp bed part holonym
- four-poster part holonym
- grand piano part holonym
- hospital bed part holonym
- spinning wheel part holonym
- table part holonym
- tripod part holonym
Sense 4 noun
a part of a forked or branching shape
he broke off one of the branches
Types & categories
- subfigure hypernym
- bifurcation hyponym
- brachium hyponym
- crotch hyponym
Parts & wholes
- forking part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the limb of an animal used for food
Types & categories
- cut of meat hypernym
- ham hock hyponym
- leg of lamb hyponym
Sense 6 noun
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
Types & categories
- prosthesis hypernym
Sense 7 noun
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
Types & categories
- cloth covering hypernym
- pant leg hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- long-legged derivation
Sense 8 noun
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
Types & categories
- distance hypernym
Related & opposite
- sailing domain topic
Sense 9 noun
a section or portion of a journey or course
then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise
Types & categories
- travel hypernym
- fare-stage hyponym
Parts & wholes
- journey part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | long-legged |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | body |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | peroneal vein |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | saphenous vein |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | tibial vein |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | crus |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | thigh |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | shank |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | shin |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | foot |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | sciatic nerve |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | saphenous nerve |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | knee |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | mortise joint |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | tibialis |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | leg bone |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | fibula |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | tibia |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | knock-knee |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | limb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | peg |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bowleg |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shank's mare |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spindlelegs |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | long-legged |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | vertebrate foot |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | limb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prehensor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | animal leg |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | chair |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | camp bed |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | four-poster |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | grand piano |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | hospital bed |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | spinning wheel |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | table |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | tripod |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | support |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | furcate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | branch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | branchy |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | forking |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | subfigure |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bifurcation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | brachium |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | crotch |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | cut of meat |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ham hock |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | leg of lamb |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | prosthesis |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | long-legged |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | trouser |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | cuff |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | foot |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | knee |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | cloth covering |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pant leg |
| 8 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sailing |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | distance |
| 9 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | journey |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | travel |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | fare-stage |