legs

plural of leg
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as in thighs
a lower limb of an animal he broke his leg when he accidentally stepped in that gopher hole

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as in stages
a portion of a trip on the first leg of the cruise they went south to the Caribbean

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Recent Examples of legs Wide legs remain the go-to silhouette across the denim market from premium denim labels like DL1961 and Citizens of Humanity to designer collections like Gucci, MSGM and Roberto Cavalli. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Jan. 2025 For parlays with 11 or more legs, the profit increase 100%, or double. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025 On both the company’s Q1 and Q2 earnings calls earlier this year, CEO and chairman Jason Robins discussed the explicit aims of increasing parlay adoption, and increasing the average number of parlay legs. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025 For parlays with two legs, users will see profits increase by 10%, with the boost growing as the parlays get bigger. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025 His legs, though, felt fine despite the heavy workload. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025 First responders found Mario Fowler, 46, with bullet wounds to both legs inside his apartment building, located down the block from where the shots rang out. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025 Interestingly, Rainbow Robotics has a notable history in this field, including the creation of Hubo, Korea’s first robot that walks on two legs. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025 He is hit in the face, torso and the legs and even smacked with his own shoe. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024

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“Legs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legs. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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