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How to pronounce groin in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms breakwater, bulwark, groyne, jetty, mole, seawall
Type of barrier
Type Words
Synonyms inguen
Type of area, region
Type Words
Type of edge
Type Words
Type of build, make, construct


The ceiling was groined.

Examples of groin

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One more tweak of his troublesome groin will make his October availability iffy.
From the newsday.com
Two nights later a groin pull forced older sister Nicole Urban to the sidelines.
From the dailyherald.com
Beale, who's looked super, goes off and is apparently a little tight in a groin.
From the couriermail.com.au
It's suspected that the team's top-line center is suffering from a groin strain.
From the bostonherald.com
Look elsewhere for upside potential, especially with Smith nursing a sore groin.
From the post-gazette.com
Jamal Crawford, who has a strained groin, joins three Warriors nursing injuries.
From the washingtonpost.com
Forsberg was a nightmare to cover with his various foot, ankle and groin issues.
From the philly.com
Newman was held out of both practices Saturday because of a slight groin strain.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Tomlinson hurt his groin in the regular-season finale against Denver on Dec. 28.
From the dallasnews.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • A curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults
  • Breakwater: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
  • In human anatomy, the groin areas are the two at the junction of the torso with the legs, on either side of the pubic area. A pulled groin muscle usually refers to a painful injury sustained by straining the hip adduction muscles.
  • This is a list of Dwarves from J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth.
  • The long narrow depression of the human body that separates the trunk from the legs; The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults; The surface formed by two such vaults; A structure projecting from a beach to change the pattern of erosion; To build with groins
  • (Groined) Roof with sharp edges at intersection of cross-vaults.
  • (Groins) Artificial structures that project into the ocean from the shore. They block longshore transportation of sediment and usually are intended to trap sand and prevent its loss from a beach.*