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noun
1.
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
2.
the general region of this fold or hollow.
3.
Architecture. the curved line or edge formed by the intersection of two vaults.
4.
Also, groyne. a small jetty extending from a shore to prevent beach erosion.
verb (used with object)
5.
Architecture. to form with groins.
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groin
is always a great word to know.
So is pupil. Does it mean:
| one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat |
| the expanding and contracting opening in the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina |
Origin:
1350–1400; earlier grine, Middle English grinde; compare Old English grynde abyss, akin to grund bottom, ground1
1350–1400; earlier grine, Middle English grinde; compare Old English grynde abyss, akin to grund bottom, ground1
Related forms
un·groined, adjective
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Link To groin
Example Sentences
- Groin pain refers to discomfort in the area where the abdomen ends and the legs begin.
- And then there were a number of clips involving unfortunate incidents with a piñata stick hitting some poor guy in the groin.
- Last season, he missed almost three months with a torn right groin muscle and heard some speculation that he had taken steroids.
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World English Dictionary
| groin (ɡrɔɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the depression or fold where the legs join the abdomenRelated: inguinal |
| 2. | euphemistic the genitals, esp the testicles |
| 3. | a variant spelling (esp US) of groyne |
| 4. | architect a curved arris formed where two intersecting vaults meet |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (tr) architect to provide or construct with groins |
| Related: inguinal | |
| [C15: perhaps from English grynde abyss; related to | |
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Word Origin & History
groin
1592, from M.E. grynde "groin" (c.1400), originally "depression in the ground," from O.E. grynde "abyss," perhaps also "depression, hollow," from P.Gmc. *grundus (see ground). Altered 16c. by influence of loin. The architectural groin "edge formed by the intersection of two vaults" is from 1725.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
groin (groin)
n.
The crease or hollow at the junction of the inner part of each thigh with the trunk, together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals.
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