shin
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈshin 
: the front part of the vertebrate leg below the knee
shin
2 of 4verb
shinned; shinning
intransitive verb
1
: shinny
2
: to move forward rapidly on foot
transitive verb
1
: to kick or strike on the shins
2
: to climb by shinnying
shin
3 of 4noun (2)
ˈshēn
ˈshin
: the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet see Alphabet Table
Shin
4 of 4noun (3)
ˈshin
ˈshēn
: a major Japanese Buddhist sect that emphasizes salvation by faith in exclusive worship of Amida Buddha
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English shine, from Old English scinu; akin to Old High German scina shin, Old English scīa shin, leg
Noun (2)
Hebrew shīn
Noun (3)
Japanese, literally, truth
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1829, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun (2)
circa 1823, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1877, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing shin
Kids Definition
shin 1 of 2
noun
ˈshin
: the front part of the leg below the knee
shin
2 of 2verb
shinned; shinning
: shinny
Medical Definition
shin
noun
ˈshin
: the front part of the leg below the knee
shins 1 of 2
noun
as in thighs
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- thighs
- calves
- calfs
- shanks
- drumsticks
- hams
- pins
- forelegs
- forelimbs
- members
shins
2 of 2verb
as in shinnies
Synonyms & Similar Words
- shinnies
- breasts
- skins
- clambers
- shimmies
- scales
- claws
- summits
- swarms
- ascends
- scrambles
- climbs
- scrabbles
- surmounts
- free-climbs
- struggles
- mounts
- gets up
- sprawls
- loosen one's hold
- loosen someone's tongue
- loosen the purse strings
- loosen up
- loosened
- loosened (up)
- loosened up
- loosener
- looseners
- looseness
- loosenesses
- loosening
- loosening (up)
- loosening up
- loosens
- loosens (up)
- loosens up
- looser
- looses
- loosest
- loosestrife
- loosestrife family
- loosestrifes
- loosey-goosey
- loosing