| NOUN | body | elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti | hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped |
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| artifact | elbow | a sharp bend in a road or river | |
| artifact | elbow | a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it | |
| artifact | elbow | the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint | |
| animal | elbow | the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow | |
| VERB | motion | elbow | push one's way with the elbows |
| contact | elbow | shove one's elbow into another person's ribs |
| Sounds | eh'lbow. | |
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| Rhymes | akimbo ... turbot: 25 rhymes with bow... | |
| Meaning | hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. | |
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| Synonyms | elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti | |
| Part of | arm | A human limb |
| Parts | funny bone, crazy bone | A point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface |
| musculus articularis cubiti | A small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint | |
| Broader | hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint | A freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane |
| Spanish | codo, cubitus | |
| Catalan | colze | |
| Verbs | elbow | shove one's elbow into another person's ribs |
| elbow | push one's way with the elbows | |
| Meaning | A sharp bend in a road or river. | |
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| Broader | bend, curve | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) |
| Spanish | recodo | |
| Catalan | colze | |
| Meaning | A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it. | |
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| Broader | pipe, pipage, piping | A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. |
| Spanish | codo, tubo acodado | |
| Meaning | The part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint. | |
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| Example | "his coat had patches over the elbows" | |
| Part of | sleeve, arm | The part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm |
| Broader | cloth covering | A covering made of cloth |
| Spanish | codo | |
| Catalan | colze | |
| Meaning | The joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow. | |
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| Part of | foreleg | The forelimb of a quadruped |
| Broader | joint, articulation, articulatio | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion / motion) |
| Spanish | codo | |
| Catalan | colze | |
| Meaning | Push one's way with the elbows. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | jostle, shove | Come into rough contact with while moving |
| Nouns | elbow | hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped |
| elbowing | jostling with the elbows | |
| Meaning | shove one's elbow into another person's ribs. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | nudge, poke at, prod | To push against gently |
| Spanish | codear | |
| Nouns | elbow | hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped |
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