Nearby Words
Sports Hernia www.noinsurancesurgery.com/ Avoid Mesh and Cure the Pain. Insurance not required!
Groin Pain www.everydayhealth.com/ Get Expert Information On Common Causes and Treatment of Groin Pain.
Groin Pain www.webcrawler.com/ Search multiple engines at once for groin pain
Ads
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.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Groin
is always a great word to know.
So is Achilles tendon. Does it mean:
| a pair of the largest nerves in the body that originate in the lower back and extend down to above the knees, where they divide into other nerves |
| the tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone |
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To groin
Example Sentences
- Groin pain refers to discomfort in the area where the abdomen ends and the legs begin.
- The high groin vaults of coffered stone it was living history.
- Each may grab and pull his opponent's mawashi belt, but not the strap girding the groin.
Collins
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 | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.