| footwork | | |
| n. (act) | 1. footwork | the manner of using the feet. |
| ~ maneuver, manoeuvre, play | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill.; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" |
| n. (act) | 2. footwork | skillful maneuvering or dealing.; "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies" |
| ~ tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre | a move made to gain a tactical end. |
| leg | | |
| n. (body) | 1. leg | a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle. |
| ~ body, organic structure, physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).; "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" |
| ~ fibular vein, peroneal vein, vena peroneus | accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein. |
| ~ saphenous vein, vena saphena | either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot. |
| ~ tibial vein, vena tibialis | veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein. |
| ~ limb | one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper. |
| ~ crus | the leg from the knee to foot. |
| ~ peg, pin, stick | informal terms for the leg.; "fever left him weak on his sticks" |
| ~ bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, bow leg | a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee). |
| ~ shank's mare, shank's pony, shanks' mare, shanks' pony | you own legs.; "I traveled on shank's mare" |
| ~ spindlelegs, spindleshanks | long thin legs. |
| ~ thigh | the part of the leg between the hip and the knee. |
| ~ shank | the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. |
| ~ shin | the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. |
| ~ foot, human foot, pes | the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint.; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" |
| ~ nervus ischiadicus, sciatic nerve | arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves. |
| ~ nervus saphenus, saphenous nerve | a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot. |
| ~ articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint | hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella. |
| ~ ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint | a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus. |
| ~ musculus tibialis, tibialis, tibialis muscle | either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia; provides for movement of the foot. |
| ~ leg bone | a bone of the leg. |
| ~ calf bone, fibula | the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle. |
| ~ shinbone, tibia, shin bone, shin | the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle. |
| ~ genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga | an inward slant of the thigh. |
| n. (body) | 2. leg | a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion. |
| ~ prehensor | the anterior pair of legs of a centipede that are modified to seize prey and inject venom from the toxicognaths. |
| ~ animal leg | the leg of an animal. |
| ~ limb | one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper. |
| ~ pedal extremity, vertebrate foot | the extremity of the limb in vertebrates. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. leg | one of the supports for a piece of furniture. |
| ~ chair | a seat for one person, with a support for the back.; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" |
| ~ camp bed, cot | a small bed that folds up for storage or transport. |
| ~ four-poster | a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains. |
| ~ grand piano, grand | a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs. |
| ~ hospital bed | a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required. |
| ~ spinning wheel | a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot. |
| ~ support | any device that bears the weight of another thing.; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
| ~ table | a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs.; "it was a sturdy table" |
| ~ tripod | a three-legged rack used for support. |
| n. (shape) | 4. branch, leg, ramification | a part of a forked or branching shape.; "he broke off one of the branches" |
| ~ subfigure | a figure that is a part of another figure. |
| ~ forking, furcation | the place where something divides into branches. |
| ~ bifurcation | a bifurcating branch (one or both of them). |
| ~ brachium | (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal. |
| ~ crotch, fork | the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches.; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree" |
| n. (food) | 5. leg | the limb of an animal used for food. |
| ~ cut of meat, cut | a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass. |
| ~ ham hock | a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot. |
| ~ gigot, leg of lamb | lamb leg suitable for roasting. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. leg, peg, pegleg, wooden leg | a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg. |
| ~ prosthesis, prosthetic device | corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. leg | a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg. |
| ~ cloth covering | a covering made of cloth. |
| ~ cuff, turnup | the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg. |
| ~ foot | a support resembling a pedal extremity.; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet" |
| ~ knee | the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee. |
| ~ pant leg, trouser leg | the leg of a pair of trousers. |
| ~ trouser, pant | (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately.; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" |
| n. (act) | 8. leg | (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack. |
| ~ sailing, seafaring, navigation | the work of a sailor. |
| ~ distance, length | size of the gap between two places.; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" |
| n. (act) | 9. leg, stage | a section or portion of a journey or course.; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| ~ journey, journeying | the act of traveling from one place to another. |
| ~ fare-stage | a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same. |
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