Podstatné jméno thigh/'θaɪ//θaj/­/'θaɪ//θaj/ znamená stehno. Pozor si dejte na výslovnost – koncové gh nevyslovujeme.

He has a tattoo of a small dragon on his left thigh. ^*1
She was sitting in a comfortable armchair, her thighs covered with a light blanket. ^*2
Jack injured his thigh and had to limp. ^*3
He'd strained his thigh muscles and couldn't take part in the race. ^*4
He felt a sharp pain in his thigh after the workout. ^*5
She wore a dress with a slit that showed her thigh. ^*6 

Výraz thigh bone/'θaɪˌbəʊn­//'θajˌboun//'θaɪˌboʊn­//'θajˌboun/ (případně thighbone) označuje stehenní kost.

He fractured his thigh bone in a car accident. ^*7
The X-ray showed a small crack in her thigh bone. ^*8
The athlete's thigh bone healed faster than expected. ^*9 

Pokud jde o anatomii, můžeme zmínit, že pod stehnem máme koleno – knee/'ni://ný//­'ni://ný/, kousek níž je lýtko – calf/'kɑ:f//káf­//'kæf//kæf/, nad stehnem je bok, kyčel – hip/'hɪp//hip­//'hɪp//hip/.

Slovo thigh/'θaɪ//θaj/­/'θaɪ//θaj/ ale může označovat i stehno ptačí, nejčastěji ve spojení s jídlem.

The recipe calls for four chicken thighs with the skin on. ^*10
She loves cooking with boneless chicken thighs. ^*11
She marinated the turkey thighs before roasting them. ^*12
The roasted thighs were the highlight of the dinner. ^*13
I seasoned the thighs with garlic and rosemary. ^*14 

Pozor! Slovo thigh/'θaɪ//θaj/­/'θaɪ//θaj/ (stehno) se občas plete s podobným tight/'taɪt//taj­t//'taɪt//taj­t/ (těsný).