groin

Speech parts

1. groin - Noun

2. groin - Verb

Meaning

The snout of a swine.

To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur.

The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.

The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit.

The surface formed by two such vaults.

A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle.

To fashion into groins; to build with groins.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mole jetty breakwater bulwark seawall groyne inguen wharf quay fork pier levee dike landing beam
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Antonyms

way hand service headland advantage floor
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Hypernyms

area make region build edge construct

Phrases with the word

groin area bacterial groin infection groin level groin ringworm dermatophytosis of the groin fungal dermatitis of the groin

Derivatives

groined groining

Anagrams

giron Gorin nigro Ringo Rogin nigor

Examples

The ceiling was groined Source: Internet

After tearing a groin muscle in a fall, Mr. O’Shea, who had Lewy body dementia, entered a North Side rehabilitation facility. Source: Internet

A full recovery is expected for Beckham, who was bothered by hip and groin injuries but didn’t miss a game. Source: Internet

At a Syracuse meet in Florida during the 2018 season, Pressley ran the 4×100 with her groin injury, something she’d done for nearly two years. Source: Internet

And is the crawling sensation in my groin a sign of threadworms? Source: Internet

Beckham went into detail about an injured groin that plagued him since last summer. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Grohl Grohman groid groin area groin attack groin irritation