Thesaurus: groin

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1. n. The snout of a swine.
2. v. i. To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur.
3. n. The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.
4. n. The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit.
5. n. The surface formed by two such vaults.
6. n. A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle.
7. v. t. To fashion into groins; to build with groins.
8. n. 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
9. n. a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults
10. n. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
11. v. build with groins
12. The snout of a swine. [Obs.] Chaucer. To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [Obs.] Chaucer. Bears that groined coatinually. Spenser. 1. (Anat.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen. 2. (Arch.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit. 3. (Math.) The surface formed by two such vaults. 4. A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle. [Eng.] Weale. To fashion into groins; to build with groins. The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity. Emerson.