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legs

/lɛɡz/

Rhymes with -ɛɡz

noun

plural plural of leg

noun

plural, plural only Eleven.
colloquial, plural, plural only Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting. 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.
figuratively, informal, plural, plural only The ability of a movie to continue attracting an audience. That movie is gonna have legs, I think.

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of leg

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: branch, fork, peg, stage, pegleg, wooden leg, feet, threads, tails, sideburns, pants, loins, bags, hams, hips, fries

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@misc{legs_2026,
  title = {legs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}