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Nouns (25)

n. the limb of an animal used for food

n. [one of the (two) inferior limbs of a mammal, divided at the center by the knee joint which enables a person to walk as well as stand]

leg

n. (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack

A, a

n. the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet

deoxyadenosine monophosphate, A

n. one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

adenine, A

n. (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

stage, leg

n. a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"

recoil, kick

n. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

kick, kicking

n. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

A, type A, group A

n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

peg, wooden leg, leg, pegleg

n. a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg

kick, boot, kicking

n. the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

Verbs (9)

v. raise; "up the ante"

kick

v. drive or propel with the foot

kick

v. strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"

kick

v. make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"

kick

v. kick a leg up

kick

v. thrash about or strike out with the feet

kick back, recoil, kick

v. spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

Adverbs (3)

up, upwards, upward

adv. to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward"

Adjectives (4)

adj. open; "the windows are up"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

improving, up

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

Fuzzynyms (15)

dance step, step

n. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"

step

n. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"

kick, kicking

n. a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

jerk

n. raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms

recoil, kick

n. the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate

v. terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"

inaugurate, usher in, introduce

v. be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

Synonyms (6)

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging, rising

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

Antonyms (1)

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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