groin

American  

[groin] / grɔɪn /

noun

• groins
  plural

1. Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.

2. the general region of this fold or hollow.

3. Architecture. the curved line or edge formed by the intersection of two vaults.

4. Also groyne a small jetty extending from a shore to prevent beach erosion.

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verb (used with object)

1. Architecture. to form with groins.

groin British  

/ ɡrɔɪn /

noun

1. the depression or fold where the legs join the abdomen

2. euphemistic the genitals, esp the testicles

3. a variant spelling (esp US) of groyne

4. architect a curved arris formed where two intersecting vaults meet

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verb

1. (tr) architect to provide or construct with groins

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• ungroined
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• groins
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of groin

1350–1400; earlier grine, Middle English grinde; compare Old English grynde “abyss,” akin to grund “bottom, ground ¹ ”

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Example Sentences

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groin groins

Furlong is free to play after he was cleared by a disciplinary committee of grabbing Gavin Coombes in the groin last month.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Linebacker Nate Landman won’t play against the Raiders because of a concussion, and All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie is questionable because of a groin injury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Nortje was only able to bowl 3.3 overs because of an apparent groin issue, which will impact the remainder of the Test if he is unable to bowl again.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

It represents a return to form for Palmer after suffering a niggling groin issue throughout last season, when he admitted he had played through the problem even though he "probably shouldn't have done".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Loki shot through the air, clutching at his groin, and landed smack in Skadi’s lap, whimpering and broken.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

NOTES: DBs Lonnie Johnson and Elijah Molden both did not practice due to injured groins.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 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

Layton built his field of groins - long structures built out into the water to trap and accumulate sand that would otherwise drift along the beach under the water - in the 1950s.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2015

On the groins is a plaster moulding, probably Byzantine.

From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen

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