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Groin Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Groin? [n] a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [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 [v] build with groins; "The ceiling was groined" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Groin: breakwater \| bulwark \| groyne \| inguen \| jetty \| mole \| seawall Related Terms \| Find terms related to Groin: 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 \| V \| wall \| weir \| wharf \| wicket dam \| wishbone \| work See Also \| area \| barrier \| build \| construct \| loins \| make \| region Groin In Webster's Dictionary \Groin\, n. [F. groin, fr. grogner to grunt, L. grunnire.] The snout of a swine. [Obs.] --Chaucer. \Groin\, v. i. [F. grogner to grunt, grumble.] To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Bears that groined coatinually. --Spenser. \Groin\, n. [Icel. grein distinction, division, branch; akin to Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs, Icel. greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle. Cf. {Grain} a branch.] 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. \Groin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Groined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groining}.] (Arch.) 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.

Groin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Groin?

[n] a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
[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
[v] build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"

Groin In Webster's Dictionary

\Groin\, n. [F. groin, fr. grogner to grunt, L. grunnire.]
The snout of a swine. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


\Groin\, v. i. [F. grogner to grunt, grumble.]
To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

      Bears that groined coatinually.          --Spenser.


\Groin\, n. [Icel. grein distinction, division, branch;
akin to Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs, Icel.
greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle.
Cf. {Grain} a branch.]
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.


\Groin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Groined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Groining}.] (Arch.)
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.

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