thigh

noun

Definition of thighnext
as in calf

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Recent Examples of thigh The victim was hit in the thigh area and was taken to Christ Hospital in fair condition. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Key injuries For the Patriots, RG Greg Van Roten left in the first half with a thigh injury and did not return. — Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026 Chambliss injured his left thigh on the team’s second series. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 The lieutenant’s report said that the relationship became physical last summer when Cruz allegedly started grabbing her upper and inner thigh, the warrant affidavit said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thigh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thigh
  1. calf
  2. shin
  3. shank
Noun
  • Whether Judge is active for the ALDS remains to be seen, as a moderate calf strain kept the back-to-back MVP off the Yankees’ Wild Card roster.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Still, it was made rather clear that Dru Smith’s calf strain is viewed as minor.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of calf
Noun
  • Students sitting with arms linked at the elbows could only see in shards through a picket of shin guards, restricting their view of the area where classmates and roommates were dragged one by one and zip-tied face down on the spring grass.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Bender missed the final three months with a shin injury and Henriquez missed the season after undergoing elbow surgery.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 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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“Thigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thigh. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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