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Look up: shin

  1. shin
    [n] - a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg 2. [n] - the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet 3. [n] - the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. shin
    mind, soul, spirit,'heart', intuition, will, True Self, Buddha Nature
    Found on http://www.horne28.freeserve.co.uk/zengl

  3. Shin
    Shin: 1. The tibia, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg. 2. The anterior aspect (front) of the tibia.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  4. Shin
    Shin noun [ Middle English shine , schine , Anglo-Saxon scina; akin to Dutch scheen , Old High German scina , German schiene , schien bein, Danish skinne been, Swedish sken ben. Confer Chine .] 1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. 'On his shin< ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/88

  5. Shin
    Shin intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Shinned ; present participle & verbal noun Shinning .] 1. To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up ; as, to shin up a mast. [ Slang] 2. To r ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/88

  6. Shin
    Shin transitive verb To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up. [ Slang]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/88

  7. shin
    1. To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; used with up; as, to shin up a mast. ... 2. To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank. ... Origin: Shinned; Shinning. ... 1. The front part of the leg belo ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. shin
    shin bone noun a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. shin
    noun the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Shin
    `Shin` may refer to: * Shinbone, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates * Shin Buddhism, a widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan. * Shin (letter), the twenty-first letter in many Semitic alphabets * Shin (Korean name) (Hangul: ì‹ , Hanja: çâ€?³), a Korean family name * River Shin, a river in the Scottish Highlands * Shin Corporation, one of the largest conglomerates in Thailand * The Shins, an indie-pop group * ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin

  11. shin
    (shin) the prominent anterior edge of the tibia and lower leg. saber shin marked anterior convexity of the tibia, seen in congenital syphilis.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  12. Shin
    • (v. t.) To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up. • (n.) The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. • (v. i.) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; a...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. shin
    (from the article `Ikenob`) ...tallish, narrow-mouthed vase. From its basic tristructure of branches representing heaven, man, and Earth, the freer, shka style evolved. Ikenob ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/83

  14. Shin
    (Japanese: `True Pure Land sect`), the largest of the popular Japanese Buddhist Pure Land sects. See Pure Land Buddhism.[8 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/83

  15. Shin
    Sh In is a Korean boy name. The meaning of the name is `Belief` Where is it used? The name Sh In is mainly used In Korean. The name Sh In doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Sh In seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Shin

  16. shin
    Syn: anterior border of tibia [A.S. scina]
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