thighnoun [ C ]
uk/θaɪ/us/θaɪ/B2 the part of a person's leg above the knee
Examples
- Barkley suffered a strained thigh muscle late in the preseason.
- My thighs ached terribly after the climb.
- She had slender thighs.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The leg
- Achilles tendon
- appendage
- appendicular
- crural
- cruris
- gastrocnemius
- gemellus
- hamstring
- haunch
- leggy
- peroneal
- peroneus
- pes anserinus
- piriformis
- popliteal
- subsartorial
- subtalar
- surae
- sural
- talocalcaneal
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