thigh
/θaɪ/
thigh noun: the upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
Noun
thigh (plural thighs)
- The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- I coniure thee by Rosalines bright eyes, By her High forehead, and her Scarlet lip, By her Fine foote, Straight leg, and Quiuering thigh, And the Demeanes, that there Adiacent lie, That in thy likenesse thou appeare to vs.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- About ten days ago, in cocking a pistol in the guard-room at Marcau, he accidentally shot himself through the Thigh.8 November 1800, Jane Austen, a letter
- That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.
- Add the chicken thighs, close the bag, and squish the marinade to coat the chicken.2009, Fred Thompson, Grillin' with Gas
- The newly discovered dinosaur Brontomerus mcintoshi may have used its huge muscular thighs to kick predators and rivals.23 February 2011, Ian Sample, The Guardian
thigh meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
thigh in Hindi
- upper leg
- जांघ jāṅgh, रान rān
thigh in Tamil
- upper leg
- தொடை toṭai
thigh in Marathi
- upper leg
- मांडी māṇḍī
thigh in Urdu
- upper leg
- جانگھ jāṅgh, ران rān
More languagesFewer languages
- thigh in Bengali
- ঊরু uru, জাং jaṅ
- thigh in Telugu
- తొడ toḍa
- thigh in Malayalam
- തുട tuṭa
- thigh in Kannada
- ತೊಡೆ toḍe
- thigh in Punjabi
- ਪੱਟ paṭṭa
- thigh in Gujarati
- જાંઘ jā̃gh
- thigh in Odia
- ଜଘଂ jaghaṁ
- thigh in Sanskrit
- ऊरूः ūrūḥ
- thigh in Sinhala
- කලව kalawa, ඌරුව ūruwa
- thigh in Assamese
- ঊৰত urot
- thigh in Nepali
- तिघ्रिा tighriā, तिघ्रा tighrā
- thigh in Pashto
- ورون woroon, ادوم adaum
- thigh in Tagalog
- hita
- thigh in Arabic
- فَخِذ faḵiḏ, فَخْذ faḵḏ
- thigh in Malay
- paha
- thigh in Indonesian
- paha
- thigh in Persian
- ران rân
- thigh in Thai
- ขาอ่อน kǎa-ɔ̀ɔn
- thigh in Vietnamese
- đùi
- thigh in Myanmar
- ပေါင် paung
- Dhivehi
- ފަލަމަސްގަނޑު falamasgaⁿḍu
- Kashmiri
- रान् rān
- Dzongkha
- བརླད་དོ། brlad do
Examples of thigh in a sentence
- ‘Why not pay up now, kiddo?’ he suggested magnanimously, patting me on the thigh.1991, Kathy Lette, The Llama Parlour:
- The 23-year-old was substituted in the 75th minute of France's goalless friendly draw with Croatia on Tuesday after suffering an injury to his thigh.31 March 2011, The Guardian:
Forms of thigh
| plural | thighs |
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Origin of thigh
From Middle English thigh, thegh, thiȝ, theȝhe, þigh, þyȝh, from Old English þēoh, þīoh, from Proto-West Germanic *þeuh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą, from Proto-Indo-European *tewk-. See also West Frisian tsjea, Dutch dij, Middle High German diech, Icelandic þjó; also Irish tóin (“hind, rump”), Lithuanian táukas (“fat”), Russian тук (tuk, “animal fat”).
Words formed from thigh
- forethigh
- midthigh
- my thigh
- smite hip and thigh
- thighbone
- thigh boot
- thigh crush
- thigh crushing
- thighdeology
- thighed
- thigh gap
- thigh-high
- thighing
- thighless
- thigh master
- thigh pad
- thigh-shower
- thigh slapper
- thigh-slapper
- thigh-slapping
- thighward
- thunder-thighed
- thunder thighs
- underthigh
Phrases with thigh
Words that rhyme with thigh
Questions about thigh
- What does thigh mean?
- Thigh means the upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- What is thigh in Hindi?
- Thigh in Hindi is जांघ (jāṅgh), रान (rān). See Thigh meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use thigh in a sentence?
- ‘Why not pay up now, kiddo?’ he suggested magnanimously, patting me on the thigh.
- What part of speech is thigh?
- Thigh is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thigh?
- Thigh is pronounced /θaɪ/.
- What is the plural of thigh?
- The plural of thigh is thighs.
Words near thigh in the dictionary
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