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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024groin /grɔɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomythe place where the thigh joins the abdomen.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024groin (groin),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomythe fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Anatomythe general region of this fold or hollow.
- Architecturethe curved line or edge formed by the intersection of two vaults. See illus. under vault 1.
- Civil EngineeringAlso, groyne. a small jetty extending from a shore to prevent beach erosion.
v.t. - Architectureto form with groins.
- 1350–1400; earlier grine, Middle English grinde; compare Old English grynde abyss, akin to grund bottom, ground1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: groin /ɡrɔɪn/ n - the depression or fold where the legs join the abdomen
- euphemistic the genitals, esp the testicles
- a variant spelling (esp US) of groyne
- a curved arris formed where two intersecting vaults meet
vb - (transitive) to provide or construct with groins
Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps from English grynde abyss; related to ground1 groyne (groin),USA pronunciation n. - Civil Engineeringgroin (def. 4).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: groyne, esp US groin /ɡrɔɪn/ n - a wall or jetty built out from a riverbank or seashore to control erosion
Also called: spur, breakwater
Etymology: 16th Century: origin uncertain: perhaps altered from groin |