groin
noun
the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
groins
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pluralof groin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“The shot blocking, the groins, the hips, the cuts, the bruises, playing every second night: That’s the toll,” coach Jon Cooper said Sunday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2022
The Army Corps of Engineers, which began the Rockaway resiliency project in 2020, is installing stone structures called groins — similar to rock jetties — into the ocean to fortify sand along the beach.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2022
The Giants and Dodgers have a rich and colorful sports rivalry featuring bats thrown at heads, balls to groins and an impressive bounty of World Series trophies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2021
The series of groins along a beach develops a scalloped appearance for the shoreline.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
The groins stop short a little below the dome's apex, where they are arched into one another, leaving a saucer-shaped crown now capped by a Turkish finial.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen
