"legs" meaning in English

See legs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɛɡz/ Audio: en-us-legs.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛɡz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} legs
  1. plural of leg Tags: form-of, plural Form of: leg
    Sense id: en-legs-en-noun-v-ohK6st Categories (other): English calculator words Disambiguation of English calculator words: 14 25 31 29
  2. (bingo) eleven Categories (topical): Bingo
    Sense id: en-legs-en-noun-6XkHTr1W Categories (other): English calculator words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English calculator words: 14 25 31 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 28 34 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 23 1 16 16 16 1 1 23 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 0 19 19 20 1 1 19 1 1 Topics: bingo, games
  3. (colloquial, oenology) Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Oenology
    Sense id: en-legs-en-noun-E5X1kgbs Categories (other): English calculator words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English calculator words: 14 25 31 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 28 34 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 23 1 16 16 16 1 1 23 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 0 19 19 20 1 1 19 1 1 Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: land legs, sea legs

Verb

IPA: /lɛɡz/ Audio: en-us-legs.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛɡz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} legs
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of leg Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: leg
    Sense id: en-legs-en-verb-7b5w0oqH Categories (other): English calculator words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English calculator words: 14 25 31 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 28 34 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 23 1 16 16 16 1 1 23 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 0 19 19 20 1 1 19 1 1

Alternative forms

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