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Definitions for thigh
θaɪthigh

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thighnoun

    the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

  2. second joint, thighnoun

    the upper joint of the leg of a fowl

Wiktionary

  1. thighnoun

    The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.

  2. thighnoun

    That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Thighnoun

    The thigh includes all between the buttocks and the knee. The thigh bone is the longest of all the bones in the body: its fibres are close and hard: it has a cavity in its middle: it is a little convex and round on its foreside, but a little hollow, with a long and small ridge on its backside. John Quincy

    Etymology: ðeoh , Saxon; thieo, Islandick; die, Dutch.

    He touched the hollow of his thigh, and it was out of joint. Gen. xxxii. 25.

    The flesh dissolved, and left the thigh bone bare. Richard Wiseman.

Wikipedia

  1. Thigh

    In human anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip (pelvis) and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of bone tissue), and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and a modified hinge joint at the knee.

ChatGPT

  1. thigh

    The thigh is the upper part of the leg in humans and animals, located between the hip and knee. It is the portion of the body that consists mostly of a bone called the femur and is surrounded by significant quantities of muscle, fat, and connective tissue. It plays a crucial role in supporting the body's movements, including standing, running and jumping.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thighnoun

    the proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur

  2. Thighnoun

    the coxa, or femur, of an insect

Wikidata

  1. Thigh

    In humans the thigh is the area between the pelvis and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb. The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. This bone is very thick and strong, and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and a condylar joint at the knee.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Thigh

    thī, n. the thick fleshy part of the leg from the knee to the trunk.—n. Thigh′-bone, the bone of the leg between the hip-joint and the knee. [A.S. theó, theóh; Ice. thjó, Old High Ger. deoh.]

Editors Contribution

  1. thigh

    An area of a limb connecting the pelvis to the knee in a human being.

    Our thighs can be muscular when we exercise daily.


    Submitted by MaryC on July 28, 2020  

Entomology

  1. Thigh

    see femur.

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'thigh' in Nouns Frequency: #2254

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thigh in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thigh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of thigh in a Sentence

  1. Steve Woolfenden:

    I took off my belt, and I applied it on my thigh as tight as I possibly could, leo was crying and screaming uncontrollably. He was saying, `Mommy, Daddy, Mommy, Daddy, Mommy, Daddy, Mommy, Daddy, Mommy, Daddy.

  2. Grace Nagawa:

    Sometimes she would stop, bend and put her hand on her thigh to support her body, just to rest a bit.

  3. Hege Grindem:

    If they aim to return to sports with frequent pivoting, participation should be delayed until at least nine months have passed from surgery and they have regained thigh muscle strength comparable to the uninjured leg.

  4. Carlos Yanez Sr.:

    They let us be police. There was n’t a day that I did n’t draw my weapon, have it behind my leg or behind my thigh.

  5. Omir Bekali:

    They put me in a tiger chair, they hung us up and beat us on the thigh, on the hips with wooden torches, with iron whips.

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