Defenition of the word groin

• Defenition of the word groin

  • The fold that in humans are found between the thighs and the abdomen.
  • Each of the sunken panels in a ceiling, soffit or vault.
  • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
  • 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
  • build with groins: "The ceiling was groined"
  • build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"
  • a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults
  • build with groins

Synonyms for the word groin

• • breakwater
  • bulwark
  • groyne
  • jetty
  • mole
  • seawall

Meronymys for the word groin

• • loins

Hypernyms for the word groin

• • area
  • barrier
  • build
  • construct
  • edge
  • make
  • region

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