1
a
: the proximal segment of the vertebrate hind or lower limb extending from the hip to the knee
b
: the segment of the leg immediately distal to the thigh in a bird or in a quadruped in which the true thigh is obscured
c
: the femur of an insect
2
: something resembling or covering a thigh
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The statues show Amenhotep III seated with hands resting on his thighs, with their faces looking eastward toward the Nile and the rising sun.
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CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Other names have been in the sock-boot conversation this season as well, including Tyra Banks in pointed matte styles at the ARIA Awards, Mel B in Vivienne Westwood’s Grace platform boots in London and Ciara in Off-White thigh-highs with a mint sole during New York Fashion Week.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
Watts was trying to pull a closet door open — two peers were hiding inside, about to do who knows what — when Jaquan blindsided him with a heater that bit into his thigh.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
In another incident, officers found a man who’d been shot in the upper thigh at an apartment complex in the 6400 block of Wildwood Circle in west Fort Worth.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Other names have been in the sock-boot conversation this season as well, including Tyra Banks in pointed matte styles at the ARIA Awards, Mel B in Vivienne Westwood’s Grace platform boots in London and Ciara in Off-White thigh-highs with a mint sole during New York Fashion Week.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025
Watts was trying to pull a closet door open — two peers were hiding inside, about to do who knows what — when Jaquan blindsided him with a heater that bit into his thigh.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
In another incident, officers found a man who’d been shot in the upper thigh at an apartment complex in the 6400 block of Wildwood Circle in west Fort Worth.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Thigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thigh. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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thigh
noun
: the part of the leg that extends from the hip to the knee
Medical Definition
thigh
noun1
: the proximal segment of the vertebrate hind or lower limb extending from the hip to the knee and supported by a single large bone compare femur sense 1
2
: the segment of the leg immediately distal to the thigh in a bird or in a quadruped in which the true thigh is obscured
3
: the femur of an insect
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