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
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,161 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,161 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
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
- a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
- one of the supports for a piece of furniture
- a part of a forked or branching shape also: branch, ramification he broke off one of the branches
- the limb of an animal used for food
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg also: peg, wooden leg, pegleg
leg in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But Marmaduke hoped the poor horse wouldn't break his leg.
Half-Past Seven Stories · Robert Gordon Anderson · Chapter 1
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He was slight of figure and low of stature, and limped on one leg.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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Und he hits me a hack on my leg so I couldn't to hold it even.
Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life · Myra Kelly · Chapter 1
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Sometimes they broke an arm, sometimes a leg, and many a brave man had broken his neck even.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Meanwhile the garter was girded on the leg of the newly-elected knight, and buckled by the Duke of Suffolk.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1