Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun calf
4 senses of calf
Sense 1
calf -- (young of domestic cattle)
=> young mammal -- (any immature mammal)
Sense 2
calf, sura -- (the muscular back part of the shank)
=> skeletal muscle, striated muscle -- (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)
Sense 3
calf, calfskin -- (fine leather from the skin of a calf)
=> leather -- (an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning)
Sense 4
calf -- (young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo)
=> young mammal -- (any immature mammal)