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groin
groin 1 G0276400 (groin)n.1. Anatomy 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.2. Architecture The curved edge at the junction of two intersecting vaults.tr.v. groined, groin·ing, groins To provide or build with groins.
[Alteration (influenced by loin) of Middle English grinde, perhaps from Old English grynde, abyss, hollow.]
groin 2 (groin)n. A small jetty extending from a shore to protect a beach against erosion or to trap shifting sands.
[Early Modern English groyne, ultimately (via Middle French groin, snout, promontory, headland, and Middle English groin, snout) from Old French groin, snout, promontory, from Late Latin grunium, snout, from Vulgar Latin *grunīre, to grunt, variant of Latin grunnīre, to grunt.]groin (ɡrɔɪn) n1. (Anatomy) the depression or fold where the legs join the abdomen. 2. (Anatomy) euphemistic the genitals, esp the testicles3. (Physical Geography) a variant spelling (esp US) of groyne4. (Architecture) architect a curved arris formed where two intersecting vaults meetvb (Architecture) (tr) architect to provide or construct with groins[C15: perhaps from English grynde abyss; related to ground1]groin (grɔɪn)
n. 1. the fold or hollow where the thigh joins the abdomen. 2. the general region of this fold or hollow. 3. Archit. 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. v.t. 5. Archit. to form with groins. [1350–1400; earlier grine, Middle English grinde; compare Old English grynde abyss, akin to grund bottom, ground1] groin
Past participle: groined
Gerund: groining
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| I groin | | you groin | | he/she/it groins | | we groin | | you groin | | they groin |
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| I groined | | you groined | | he/she/it groined | | we groined | | you groined | | they groined |
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| I am groining | | you are groining | | he/she/it is groining | | we are groining | | you are groining | | they are groining |
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| I have groined | | you have groined | | he/she/it has groined | | we have groined | | you have groined | | they have groined |
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| I was groining | | you were groining | | he/she/it was groining | | we were groining | | you were groining | | they were groining |
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| I had groined | | you had groined | | he/she/it had groined | | we had groined | | you had groined | | they had groined |
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| I will groin | | you will groin | | he/she/it will groin | | we will groin | | you will groin | | they will groin |
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| I will have groined | | you will have groined | | he/she/it will have groined | | we will have groined | | you will have groined | | they will have groined |
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| I will be groining | | you will be groining | | he/she/it will be groining | | we will be groining | | you will be groining | | they will be groining |
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| I have been groining | | you have been groining | | he/she/it has been groining | | we have been groining | | you have been groining | | they have been groining |
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| I will have been groining | | you will have been groining | | he/she/it will have been groining | | we will have been groining | | you will have been groining | | they will have been groining |
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| I had been groining | | you had been groining | | he/she/it had been groining | | we had been groining | | you had been groining | | they had been groining |
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| I would groin | | you would groin | | he/she/it would groin | | we would groin | | you would groin | | they would groin |
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| I would have groined | | you would have groined | | he/she/it would have groined | | we would have groined | | you would have groined | | they would have groined |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  groin - the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitalsinguenregion, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"loins - the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen | | 2. | groin - a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaultsedge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" | | 3. |  groin - a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing awaybreakwater, groyne, jetty, seawall, bulwark, molebarrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement | | Verb | 1. | groin - build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
groin nounRelated words
adjective inguinalTranslationsgroin (groin) noun the part of the front of the body where the inner part of the thigh joins the rest of the body. 腹股溝，鼠蹊部 腹股沟groin
groin, in oceanography: see coast protectioncoast protection,
methods used to protect coastal lands from erosion. Beaches can exist only where a delicate dynamic equilibrium exists between the amount of sand supplied to the beach and the inevitable losses caused by wave erosion.
..... Click the link for more information. .GroinThe curved area formed by the intersection of two vaults.  Groin in architecture, that part of a vault that is formed by the intersection of two mutually perpendicular cylindrical surfaces. Groins are usually placed at the highest point of the apertures, above the abutment of the main vault. They form small vaults, whose radius is determined by the width of the apertures. The Moscow Kremlin’s Teremnoi Palace, built in 1635–36 by the architects A. Konstantinov, T. Sharutin, L. Ushakov, and B. Ogurtsov, has examples of groins in its Council Chamber. groin[grȯin] (anatomy) Depression between the abdomen and the thigh. (architecture) The projecting edge at the intersection of two vaults. (civil engineering) A barrier built out from a seashore or riverbank to protect the land from erosion and sand movements, among other functions. Also known as groyne; jetty; spur dike; wing dam. groin  groins: A The ridge, edge, or curved line formed by the intersection of the surfaces of two intersecting vaults.groyne (esp US), groin a wall or jetty built out from a riverbank or seashore to control erosion groin
Related to groin: groin pain, groin pullSynonyms for groinnoun the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitalsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaultsRelated Wordsnoun a protective structure of stone or concreteSynonyms- breakwater
- groyne
- jetty
- seawall
- bulwark
- mole
Related Wordsverb build with groinsRelated Words- construction
- building
- build
- construct
- make
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