CALVES Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

calves 1 of 2

noun

variants also calfs

Definition of calves

plural of calf

as in thighs

the muscular back part of the leg below the knee

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verb

present tense third-person singular of calve

as in kids

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The virus may also cause congenital abnormalities in newborn calves. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 The Livestock Birthing Barn celebrated more than 90 animal births of piglets, goats, calves, lambs and chicks. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 The calves struggled against a current thick with floating clumps of river plants. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 The robotic massage will begin at your ankles, working its way up through your calves, hamstrings, glutes, and back. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026 Part-time students help with milking, feeding calves, and moving cows, while vet students assist with basic vaccines and calf births. — Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026 The late June routine activity to determine how many calves survived their first month was about to become anything but routine. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Simple heel-to-toe walking activates the calves, Stoughton said. — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Dairy cows produce calves as part of the reproductive cycle that initiates milk production, and Holstein steers have long entered the beef supply. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Chicken thighs, fish with skin and egg whites all support collagen synthesis, and thigh meat tends to contain more collagen than breast meat — and is usually cheaper.

— Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of thighs

Noun

Shoes with hidden metal components, including steel toes, buckles, heel rods, vintage metal shanks, and some orthopedic inserts, are the most likely to cause delays.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
Included in the kit are standard 4-, 6- and 8-mm hex screwdriver shanks that are compatible with all standard hex screwdriver bits and micro screwdrivers.

— Shirl Leigh July 20, New Atlas, 20 July 2026

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