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thigh

thigh

254 1.0
The part of the leg between the hip and the knee
  • noun
  • /θaɪ/
translation icon : muslo
  • I had a skin-graft operation, where they put half my right thigh in my face.
  • thigh muscle
  • lateral thigh
  • hip and thigh

You're going to be showing either high thigh or butt.

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Examples

  • The boy noticed with a flinch that his right thigh was smeared with fresh blood.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Your brother's police report listed, "large, purple birthmark, upper right thigh".

  • And when he finally died, his thigh was the size of my wrist.

  • This guy's down to look at his horns, and his thigh muscles are strong.

  • But these are really tight on my thighs but are really loose here.

  • There was a significant difference between results from the thighs and those from the forearms.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Charlie chuckled and patted her thigh, and then let his hand rest there.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Subjects' feet were elevated on supports so that the thighs were parallel to the floor.

    Academic text (1991)
  • His arms ached, and his shoulders and thighs did, but his neck hurt him most.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • She felt a sharp pain in her thigh after running up the stairs.

Compounds

thunder thigh
  • Informal
1 7.9

A large muscular thigh often seen as a sign of strength

1 2.8

A soft cover worn over the thigh to protect it in sports like football or cricket

thigh-slapper
  • Informal
1 8.1

A very funny story or joke that makes people laugh a lot

A blood vessel that carries blood to the hip joint and thigh muscles

A very high shoe that reaches the thigh and often keeps the legs dry

How Close

pubic region
  • Specialized
1 6.3
crotch area
3 5.1
pelvic
  • Specialized
44 4.7
thigh
254 1.0

Surface Forms

thigh singular
thighs plural

Etymology

Thigh comes from an old English word that meant the 'upper leg'. So a thigh is the part of the leg between the hip and the knee.