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leg vs spindleshanks

spindleshanks vs leg

leg and spindleshanks both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leg Yes No No No
spindleshanks Yes No No No
As nouns, spindleshanks is a hyponym of leg; that is, spindleshanks 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
  • spindleshanks: long thin legs
Other hyponyms of leg include peg, pin, stick, bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, shank's mare, shank's pony, shanks' mare, shanks' pony, spindlelegs.
leg (noun) spindleshanks (noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course long thin legs
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack a thin person with long thin 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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