thighs
SayTHYZ/θaɪz/
- 1Plural of thigh.
Years of cycling had given him powerful thighs.
The deep squats left her thighs burning the next day.
Note
A perfectly regular plural that the spelling half disguises: the silent gh of the singular stays in place, and the added -s is sounded /z/ after the vowel. The plural keeps both uses of the singular, so it suits a cyclist's legs and an animal's alike. In horses, birds and even insects it names the leg section that matches the human thigh in position or function.
thighs is a form of thigh
thigh, noun: The upper part of the leg, between the hip and the knee. Full entry
- Forms
- thighthighs plural
- Spelling
- thigh → thighs: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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