ankle
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ankle/ˈaŋkl/
▶noun the joint connecting the foot with the leg.
■ the narrow part of the leg between the ankle joint and the calf.
▶verb US informal walk.■ leave (a job or position).
– derivatives
ankled adjective.
ankled adjective.
– origin OE ancleow, of Gmc origin.
'ankle' also found in these Oxford entries:
ankle-biter
- ankle bone
- ankle sock
- anklet
- ao dai
- astragalus
- bloomers
- bobby socks
- boot
- brogan
- capri pants
- clock
- fibula
- foot
- frappé
- gaiter
- heel
- high-low
- high-top
- inside leg
- instep
- leg iron
- leg warmers
- malleolus
- maxi
- metatarsus
- navicular
- pelisse
- point
- Pott's fracture
- puttee
- shoe
- slingback
- spat
- sprain
- syndesmosis
- tabi
- talaria
- talipes
- talon
- talus
- tarsus
- tibia
- turn
- twist
- well turned
- Zouave
