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legs en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (form-of, plural) plural of leg
    form of leg
  2. (plural, plural-only) Eleven.
  3. (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. 2023 March 24, Laura Reiley, “Could nonalcoholic wine be the toast of the town?”, in The Washington Post:
  4. (figuratively, informal, plural, plural-only) The ability of a movie to continue attracting an audience.
    • That movie is gonna have legs, I think.

Deriveds

land legs · sea legs · VR legs · have the legs of someone · have legs

legs en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of leg
    form of leg