leg

Insects have six legs.

Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.

The left leg of these jeans has a tear.

the legs of a chair or table

This observation is an important leg of my argument.

After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.

A stunning performance from the Republic of Ireland all but sealed progress to Euro 2012 as they crushed nine-man Estonia 4-0 in the first leg of the qualifying play-off tie in A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.

This proposal has no legs. Almost everyone opposes it.

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Which was lower than whale shit in the eyes of any paratrooper; it would have been a disgrace to be a leg.

Hickman came in, making his legs, and stroking his cravat and ruffles.

A leg is one column of a story. It has two legs if it is set in two columns and three legs if it is set in three columns. Avoid legs longer than 10 inches and shorter than 1 inch.