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Definition of elbow

the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow; "his coat had patches over the elbows"
a sharp bend in a road or river
a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
shove one''s elbow into another person''s ribs
push one''s way with the elbows

Similar Words: elbow joint, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti

Part Meronyms: foreleg, sleeve, arm

Derivational Morphology: elbow joint, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti, elbowing

Anagrams: bowel, below

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