| NOUN | food | shank | a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg |
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| body | shank | the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle | |
| artifact | shank, stem | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | |
| artifact | shank | cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head | |
| artifact | shank | cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill | |
| artifact | shank, waist | the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole | |
| animal | shank, cannon | lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals | |
| act | shank | a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball | |
| VERB | contact | shank | hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction |
| Sounds | shae'ngk | |
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| Rhymes | antitank ... yank / Yank: 28 rhymes with aengk... | |
| Meaning | A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg. | |
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| Narrower | foreshank | A cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg |
| hindshank | A cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg | |
| Broader | cut, cut of meat | A piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass |
| Spanish | pierna | |
| Catalan | cuixa | |
| Meaning | The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | leg | A human limb |
| Parts | calf, sura | The muscular back part of the shank |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Spanish | pierna | |
| Catalan | cama | |
| Meaning | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | stem | |
| Part of | anchor, ground tackle | A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
| handle, grip, handgrip, hold | The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it | |
| key | metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated | |
| nail | A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener | |
| pin | A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things | |
| wineglass | A glass that has a stem and in which wine is served | |
| Broader | cylinder | A surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line |
| Spanish | caña | |
| Catalan | canya | |
| Meaning | cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head. | |
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| Part of | bolt | A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener |
| Broader | cylinder | A surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line |
| Meaning | cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill. | |
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| Part of | bit | The cutting part of a drill |
| Broader | cylinder | A surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line |
| Meaning | The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole. | |
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| Synonym | waist | |
| Part of | sole | The underside of footwear or a golf club |
| Broader | part, portion | Something less than the whole of a human artifact |
| Meaning | Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals. | |
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| Synonym | cannon | |
| Part of | animal leg | The leg of an animal |
| ungulate, hoofed mammal | Any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically | |
| Parts | cannon bone | greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Meaning | A poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball. | |
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| Broader | golf stroke, golf shot, swing | The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
| Verbs | shank | hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction |
| Meaning | hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | golf, golf game | A game / game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Nouns | shank | a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball |
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