Elbow

/ˈɛlbəʊ/

Synonyms for "elbow" (203 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Noun(7 words)

a shoveantecubital regionarm jointarticulatio cubitibendbend plasticbent

angleangle offankle apex arm articulation assaultbarge inbearbear uponbend biceps bifurcate bifurcation bight boost boundary branchbreak inbreak in upon

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buck bull bulldoze bumpbump againstbuntburst inbuttbutt againstbutt incant cervixcharge inchevron

Strong matches (61)

clinch closure coincome betweenconnecting linkconnecting rodconnection corner coupling cram crank crashcrash incrash the gatescreep incrook crotchet crowdcrowd incut in

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deflection dig dogleg dovetail driveedge inelbow inell embrace encroach entrenchfoist inforce forearm fork furcate furcationgliding jointgoad hingehinged jointhip hookhorn inhurtle hustle impinge

Noun(13 words)

crookscrowd pushcubital jointcubitiere cubituselbow fittingelbow jointelbow regionflex foul hithuman elbowhumeroulnar joint

Verb(1 words)

german schubsen

Related words (101)

imposeimpose onimpose uponinfiltrate inflection infringe insinuate interface interfere interlope interpose intervene intrude invade irrupt jab jam jog joggle join

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joining joint jolt jostle juncture knee knucklellink miter mortise neck nook nudge obtrudepile drivepivotpivot jointpoint poke presspress inprod punch pushpush input onput uponquoin rabbet ramram downrattle runrun againstrush inscarf seam shake shoulder shoveslink inslip insmash insneak insqueeze insteal institchstorm instress suture swerve symphysis tampthrong inthrustthrust intie rodtoggletoggle jointtrench trespass unionupper armveer vertex weldwork inworm inwrist zag zig zigzag

Noun(8 words)

jostle jostlingmetal bendnudgespipe elbowpush shove strike

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More general

24 entries

anatomical regionarticulatio articulation bendbody partcloth coveringcurveginglymoid jointginglymushinge jointjointjoint movementjostle move nudgephysical action

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More specific

13 entries

antecubital fossabend bumpcubital tunnelelbow shoveelbow strikeflexhumeroradial jointjostlelong radius elbowproximal radioulnar jointright angle elbowshort radius elbow

Collocations

11 entries

antecubital fossaelbow asideelbow greaseelbow inelbow jointelbow one's wayelbow padelbow pastelbow roomelbow througholecranon process

Inflections

3 entries

elbowed elbowing elbows

Derivations

2 entries

elbowed elbowing

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water.

Source: tatoeba (20140)

Talk of devil, and he's presently at your elbow.

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I hurt my elbow.

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I have tennis elbow.

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