elbow
noun
1. hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
Similar word(s): cubitus
Definition categories: body, ginglymus
2. a sharp bend in a road or river
Definition categories: man–made, bend, curve
3. a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
Definition categories: man–made, pipage, pipe, piping
4. the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint
- his coat had patches over the elbows
Definition categories: man–made
5. the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
Definition categories: animal, articulation, joint
Sentences with elbow as a noun:
- the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back