the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
"She adjusted her shorts so they wouldn't ride up past her thigh when she sat down."
the upper joint of the leg of a fowl
"The butcher sliced off the tender thigh before placing it in the pot to simmer."
The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
"She stretched her thigh while waiting for the bus to feel the stiffness in her leg go away."