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bow leg vs leg

leg vs bow leg

bow leg and leg both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bow leg Yes No No No
leg Yes No No No
As nouns, leg is a hypernym of bow leg; that is, leg is a word with a broader meaning than bow leg:
  • bow leg: a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
  • 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
Other hypernyms of bow leg include disability, disablement, handicap, impairment.
bow leg (noun) leg (noun)
a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) a section or portion of a journey or course
outward curvature of the legs (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
one of the supports for a piece of furniture
a prosthesis that replaces a missing 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
a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
the limb of an animal used for food
a part of a forked or branching shape
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