elbow - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for elbow ?

Here are the synonyms for elbow , a list of similar words for elbow from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow

Synonyms

• elbow

More generic

• articulatio
• articulation
• joint

Related

• foreleg

Noun

the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint

Synonyms

• elbow

More generic

• cloth covering

Related

• arm
• sleeve

Noun

a sharp bend in a road or river

Synonyms

• elbow

More generic

• bend
• curve

Noun

a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it

Synonyms

• elbow

More generic

• pipage
• pipe
• piping

Noun

hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

Synonyms

• articulatio cubiti
• cubital joint
• cubitus
• elbow
• elbow joint
• human elbow

More generic

• ginglymoid joint
• ginglymus
• hinge joint

Related

• crazy bone
• funny bone
• musculus articularis cubiti

Related

• arm

Verb

shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

Synonyms

• elbow

More generic

• nudge
• poke at
• prod

Verb

push one's way with the elbows

Synonyms

• elbow

More generic

• jostle
• shove

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