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leg vs bow leg

bow leg vs leg

leg and bow leg both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leg Yes No No No
bow leg Yes No No No
As nouns, bow leg is a hyponym of leg; that is, bow leg is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leg:
  • 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
  • bow leg: a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
Other hyponyms of leg include peg, pin, stick, bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, shank's mare, shank's pony, shanks' mare, shanks' pony, spindlelegs, spindleshanks.
leg (noun) bow leg (noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack outward curvature of the legs
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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