HyperDic: shin

English > 5 senses of the word shin:
NOUNbodyshinthe front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
foodshin, shin bonea cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
communicationshinthe 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
bodyshin, tibia, shinbone, shin bonethe inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
VERBmotionshin, clamber, scramble, shinny, skin, struggle, sputterclimb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
shin > pronunciation
Soundsshih'n
RhymesAdrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn...
English > shin: 5 senses > noun 1, body
MeaningThe front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.
Part oflegA human limb
Broaderbody partAny part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Spanishcaña, canilla, espinilla
Catalancanya, canyella
English > shin: 5 senses > noun 2, food
MeaningA cut of meat from the lower part of the leg.
Synonymshin bone
Broadercut, cut of meatA piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
Spanishjarrete
Catalanjarret
English > shin: 5 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningThe 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Part ofHebrew alphabet, Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew scriptA Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino)
Broaderletter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic characterThe conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
English > shin: 5 senses > noun 4, body
MeaningThe inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
Synonymstibia, shinbone, shin bone
Part oflegA human limb
Broaderleg boneA bone of the leg
Spanishespinilla, tibia
Catalantíbia
English > shin: 5 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaningclimb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Synonymsclamber, scramble, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
BroaderclimbMove with difficulty, by grasping
Spanisharrastrarse, chisporrotear, despellejar, encaramarse, luchar, trepar a gatas, trepar
Catalanpujar

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