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shin¹ Definition

shin (s̸hin)

noun

  1. the front part of the leg between the knee and the ankle
  2. the lower foreleg in beef

Etymology: ME schine < OE scinu, akin to Ger schiene, thin plate, schien-, shin < IE base *skei- > sheath

transitive verb, intransitive verb shinned, shin·ning

to climb (a rope, pole, etc.) by using both hands and legs for gripping: often with up

shin² Definition

shin (s̸hēn)

noun

the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (שׁ)

Etymology: Heb sīn, shīn, lit., tooth

shin Synonyms

shin

n.

tibia, shankbone, limb, legbone; see bone, leg 1.

shin Synonyms

shin

v.

scramble, scale, ascend; see climb 2.

shin Usage Examples

Object

  • splint: Liam avoided this fate by having to drop out at about 27 miles due to a sudden pain that he suspected was shin splints.
  • star: On Pluto, Neptune, Saturn or Mars, On a silver moon or a shinning star.
  • example: This program is a shinning example of Walt Disney's ability to use sparkling humor to drive home the important message about workplace safety.
  • light: A shinning light went out on Friday & the World was certainly enhanced with your presence.

Converse of object

  • bruise: The " Times " the next day commented that the horse had suffered bruised shins.
  • leave: He planted his left foot flat and his left shin vertical.
  • have: However, he seems to be going through another growth phase but and has recently had sore shins.

Adjective modifier

  • sore: Colin Cameron and Michael Oakes played but Keith Andrews didn't after being taken off at half-time with sore shins in Monday's friendly.
  • left: I felt a sharp kicking at my left shin.
  • right: Showing two girls, one of whom has a bandage on her right shin which may explain the caption.

Modifies a noun

  • splint: My problems started with shin splints, which I managed to get rid of thanks to all the advice I had received.
  • bone: His right shin bone was cracked, possibly the reason why he was unable to escape from the sinking vessel.
  • guard: The many designs of shin guards on the market provide varying protection levels.
  • muscle: This flexing of the anterior shin muscles also helps begin the flexing of the knee.
  • injury: Adie Moses is still out with a shin injury.
  • plate: Small and light front shin plate with the top buckle being reversed aiding the closing leverage.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: Hain however has the distinction of being greasier than the pole he's shinning up.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: He escaped from the White Tower by shinning down a rope, which had been smuggled into his cell in a wine casket.
  • up: Shinning up a fifteen hundred foot long rope would be no picnic with the added problem of the field.

Preposition: of

  • beef: Chicken carcass or shin of beef plus some beef bones, 1 stalk celery and1 carrot, 1 medium onion outer leaves only removed.

Browse dictionary entries near shin

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  3. shimmy
  4. shimmering
  5. shimmer
  6. shim
  7. Shiloh
  8. shilly-shally
  9. Shilluk
  10. shilling
  1. Shinar
  2. shinbone
  3. shindig
  4. shindy
  5. shine
  6. shiner
  7. shingle
  8. shingles
  9. shinguard
  10. shininess