What does thigh mean?
Definitions for thigh
θaɪthigh
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Princeton's WordNet
thighnoun
the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
second joint, thighnoun
the upper joint of the leg of a fowl
Wiktionary
thighnoun
The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
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
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
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
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
Thighnoun
the proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See Femur
Thighnoun
the coxa, or femur, of an insect
Wikidata
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
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
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
Thigh
see femur.
British National Corpus
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Rank popularity for the word 'thigh' in Nouns Frequency: #2254
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of thigh in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of thigh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of thigh in a Sentence
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.
Sometimes she would stop, bend and put her hand on her thigh to support her body, just to rest a bit.
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.
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.
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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