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ALL meanings of calf

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  • countable noun calf A calf is a young cow. 3
  • countable noun calf Some other young animals, including elephants and whales, are called calves. 3
  • countable noun calf Your calf is the thick part at the back of your leg, between your ankle and your knee. 3
  • noun calf the young of cattle, esp domestic cattle 3
  • noun calf the young of certain other mammals, such as the buffalo, elephant, giraffe, and whale 3
  • noun calf a large piece of floating ice detached from an iceberg, etc 3
  • noun calf the thick fleshy part of the back of the leg between the ankle and the knee 3
  • noun calf a young cow or bull 3
  • noun calf the young of some other large animals, as the elephant, whale, hippopotamus, seal, etc. 3
  • noun calf a large piece of ice broken off from an iceberg or coast glacier 3
  • noun calf leather from the hide of a calf; calfskin 3
  • noun calf an awkward, callow, or silly youth 3
  • noun calf the fleshy back part of the leg below the knee 3
  • noun calf baby cow, bull 1
  • noun calf human anatomy: fleshy lower leg 1
  • noun calf fine cow's leather 1
  • noun calf chunk broken from iceberg 1
  • noun calf baby seal 1
  • noun calf baby elephant 1
  • noun calf baby whale 1
  • noun plural calf the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal. 1
  • noun plural calf the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale. 1
  • noun plural calf calfskin leather. 1
  • noun plural calf Informal. an awkward, silly boy or man. 1
  • noun plural calf a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe. 1
  • noun plural calf the fleshy part of the back of the human leg below the knee. 1
  • idioms calf in calf, (of a cow or other animal having calves) pregnant. 1
  • idioms calf kill the fatted calf, to prepare an elaborate feast in welcome or celebration. 1
  • noun calf A young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year. 1
  • noun calf A young cow or bull. 0
  • noun calf Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding. 0
  • noun calf A young elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals). 0
  • noun calf A chunk of ice broken off of a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg. 0
  • noun calf A small island, near a larger island. 0
  • noun calf A cabless railroad engine. 0
  • noun calf (Informal) (dated) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt. 0
  • noun calf (anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee. 0
  • noun calf The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee. 0
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