Look up: groin

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   Groin
   (1) A shore-protection structure (built usually to trap LITTORAL DRIFT or retard EROSION of the shore). It is narrow in width (measured parallel to the shore) and its length may vary from tens to hundreds of meters (extending from a point landward of the shoreline out into the water). GROINS may be classified as permeable (with openings through them) or impermeable (a solid or nearly solid structure). (2) (SMP) A barrier-type structure extending from the BACKSHORE or stream bank into a water bod...
   Found on http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.ht
   
   
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   groin
   [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 2. [v] - build with groins
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   Groin
   junction of two curved surfaces in a vault
   Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.
   
   
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   Groin
   The area at the front of the body where the thighs join the trunk.
   Found on http://www.spinalnet.co.uk/EEndCom/GBCON
   
   
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   groin
   In architecture, the angular curve made by the intersection of two vaults. In Gothic architecture the groins are always ribbed. See also vault. ...
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   Groin
   Where the inner thigh meets the body. This area contains a lot of lymph nodes.
   Found on http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/glossary.as
   
   
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   Groin
   The groin is the area at the front of the body where the thigh meets the abdomen.
   Found on http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/glossary/
   
   
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   Groin
   The depression that marks the junction of the lower part of the anterior abdominal wall and the thigh.
   Found on http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/docs/GLOSSA
   
   
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   Groin
   Groin: In anatomy, the area where the upper thigh meets the trunk. More precisely, the fold or depression marking the juncture of the lower abdomen and the inner part of the thigh. In sports medicine, 'groin injuries' are well known in pages of the sports section of newspapers. Etymology: The word 'groin' is thought to have come from the Old Englis ...
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    groin
    in river training,a construction built out from the bank so as to control the strength and direction of the current Category: Building industry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
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    Groin
    sharp edges where surfaces meet in a groin vault, not covered by ribs. See vault.
    Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo
    
    
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    Groin
    Groin noun [ French groin , from grogner to grunt, Latin grunnire .] The snout of a swine. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/60
    
    
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    Groin
    Groin intransitive verb [ French grogner to grunt, grumble.] To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [ Obsolete] Chaucer. « Bears that groined coatinually.» Spenser.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/60
    
    
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    Groin
    Groin noun [ Icelandic grein distinction, division, branch; akin to Swedish gren , branch, space between the legs, Icelandic greina to distinguish, divide, Swedish grena to branch, straddle. Confer 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. (Archite ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/60
    
    
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    Groin
    Groin transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Groined ; present participle & verbal noun Groining .] (Architecture) 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/60
    
    
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    groin
    <anatomy> The area where the thigh meets the hip. ... (12 May 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
    
    
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    groin
    inguen noun 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
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    groin
    verb build with groins; `The ceiling was groined`
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    Groin
    The `groin` is the crease at the junction of the torso with the legs and the adjacent region that includes the external genitals. The term may be used as a euphemism for genitals, since the names of the latter are taboo words in some cultures. When someone has `pulled his/her groin muscles`, usually, this person has pulled a muscle in the inner thigh. The groin is the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groin
    
    
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    groin
    (groin) iliac region.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
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    Groin
    • (n.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit. • (n.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen. • (v. i.) To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. • (n.) The surface formed by two such vaults. &bull...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
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    groin
    groin, in oceanography: see coast protection.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09140