calf

noun

Definition of calfnext
as in thigh
the muscular back part of the leg below the knee

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Recent Examples of calf Starting left tackle Tyler Guyton was also listed as a limited participant with a calf injury. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 SeaWorld sent animal care and veterinary staff to Alaska to look after and prepare the calf for his long journey to Florida. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Along with being a calf-sticking impostor, Conrad, according to Hemingway, was a malicious defamer. — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 The Lakers were without new guard Collin Sexton (calf) and first-round pick Cameron Carr (oblique), and swingman Jake LaRavia left the court limping in the fourth quarter. — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calf
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calf
  1. thigh
  2. shin
  3. shank
Noun
  • Partially cover pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of a thigh registers at least 165°, 15–18 minutes.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
  • McCaffrey emerged, put on his helmet and tested the thigh by running on the sideline before heading to the locker room.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of thigh
Noun
  • Instead, Allen was diagnosed with a bone bruise on his left shin and back within about a week.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In September of 1788, Hugh Maxwell took a fall in the woods and hurt his shin.
    — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of shin
Noun
  • In May, Cassius heard the nearby screams of Miami woman Caitlin Dydzuhn, who was walking her dog near her downtown condominium when she was brutally attacked by a man wielding a homemade shank.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Adobos, whether with three chiles or the lone suave guajillo chile, become life-giving purees for marinated fish, chicken and beef shank.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shank

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“Calf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calf. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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