Shin

/ʃɪn/

Synonyms for "shin" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Noun(4 words)

shinbone tibia ascend climb

anklebayonet legsbowlegs calf clamberclamber upclimbclimb overclimb up

Verb(1 words)

clamber

Strong matches (21)

cnemis dash drumstick escalade foreleg gam gamb gambrel gigot hamhind leghock jamb knee leg limb mount pin poditepopliteal space

Noun(1 words)

hit

Related words (34)

ramp run scalescale the heightsscamper scissor-legs scootscrabble upscramble upscurry shankshin upshinny sprint stem stemsstruggle upstumps surmount tarsus

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thigh trotter trotters underpinnings upclimb

Noun(4 words)

scale shankshin bonestrike

Verb(5 words)

scramble shinny skin sputter struggle

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More general

16 entries

alphabetic characteranatomical regionascendbody partbone climb cutcut of meatleg boneletterletter of the alphabetlong bonelower limbmove upwardphysical contactstrike

More specific

9 entries

ball shin strikefence climbshin shotshinbone areatibia regiontibial plateautibial shafttree climbwall climb

Collocations

7 entries

anterior legshin boneshin guardshin injuryshin splintsshinbone fracturetibial fracture

Inflections

3 entries

shinned shinning shins

Derivations

2 entries

shin guardshinbone

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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Tom kicked Mary in the shin.

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Where are my shin guards?

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I've cut my shin open.

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She took some painkillers to take the edge off the pain in her shin.

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