noun
ankle
ANG-kul/ˈæŋkl/
the joint connecting the foot and lower leg
The ankle joins the bare foot to the lower leg.
Etymology
Old English ancleow already named the ankle. Medieval use of “ankle of the hand” for the wrist shows that the word could also be applied to another joint.
In context
there's any of those tendons that are in the back of your calf that cross your ankle joint and go into your foot
More examples
- His socks barely cover his ankles.
- She wears a brace around the injured ankle.
- The child splashes into water reaching above his ankles.
Forms
ankle · ankles
Similar words
- joint
- Names the broader anatomical category rather than this location.