groin as a noun: - 1
- 2
- 3
as a verb: - 1
groin
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 genitals.
synonym: inguen.
Roget 244:
angularity,
angularness†;
aduncity†;
angle,
cusp,
bend;
fold
etc.
258;
notch
etc.
257;
fork,
bifurcation.
elbow,
knee,
knuckle,
ankle,
groin,
crotch,
crutch,
crane,
fluke,
scythe,
sickle,
zigzag,
kimbo†,
akimbo.
corner,
nook,
recess,
niche,
oriel [Arch.],
coign†.
right angle
etc.
(perpendicular)
216.1,
212;
obliquity
etc.
217;
angle of 45 degrees,
miter;
acute angle,
obtuse angle,
salient angle,
reentering angle,
spherical angle.
angular measurement,
angular elevation,
angular distance,
angular velocity;
trigonometry,
goniometry;
altimetry†;
clinometer,
graphometer†,
goniometer;
theodolite;
sextant,
quadrant;
dichotomy.
triangle,
trigon†,
wedge;
rectangle,
square,
lozenge,
diamond;
rhomb,
rhombus;
quadrangle,
quadrilateral;
parallelogram;
quadrature;
polygon,
pentagon,
hexagon,
heptagon,
octagon,
oxygon†,
decagon.
pyramid,
cone.
Platonic bodies;
cube,
rhomboid;
tetrahedron,
pentahedron,
hexahedron,
octahedron,
dodecahedron,
icosahedron,
eicosahedron;
prism,
pyramid;
parallelopiped;
curb roof,
gambrel roof,
mansard roof.
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Dutch: lies
Polish: pachwina
2 groin
A curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults.
3 groin
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.
synonyms: breakwater, bulwark, groyne, jetty, mole, seawall.
Dutch: krib, steiger, zeewering, zeedijk, breekwater, havendam, golfbreker, landhoofd, paalhoofd, pier, zeebreker, zeehoofd ... show more
Polish: falochron
verb
1 groin
Moby thesaurus: V, abutment, anchorage, anchorage ground, arc-boutant, arch dam, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, basin, beam, bear-trap dam, beaver dam, berth, boom, branch, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, buttress, buttress pier, buttressing, cofferdam, crotch, crutch, dam, defense, delta, dike, ditch, dock, dockage, dockyard, dry dock, earthwork, embankment, fan, fence, flying buttress, fork, furcula, furculum, gate, gravity dam, hanging buttress, harbor, harborage, haven, hydraulic-fill dam, inguen, iron curtain, jam, jetty, jutty, landing, landing place, landing stage, leaping weir, levee, logjam, marina, milldam, moat, mole, moorings, mound, offshoot, parapet, pier, pier buttress, port, portcullis, prong, protected anchorage, quay, ramification, rampart, retaining wall, road, roadblock, roads, roadstead, rock-fill dam, seaport, seawall, shipyard, shoulder, shutter dam, slip, stem, stone wall, trident, wall, weir, wharf, wicket dam, wishbone, work ... show more.
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