Legs

//lɛɡz// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of leg form-of, plural
  2. 2
    staying power wordnet
  3. 3
    Eleven.
  4. 4
    Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting. colloquial

    "Wine enthusiasts cherish the ritual of sniffing and swirling, scrutinizing a wine’s “legs” as they sluice down the sides of the glass, before sipping and looking for a wine’s varietal characteristics."

  5. 5
    a movie's ability to continue attracting an audience. informal

    "That movie is gonna have legs, I think."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of leg form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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curtainsextremitytears of winetears of wine

Antonyms

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hand

Example

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"His legs were trembling from fear."

Related phrases

land legssea legs

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