groyn

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• groin — /groyn/, n. 1. Anat. 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. Archit. the curved line or edge formed by the intersection of two vaults. See… …   Universalium

• groyne — /groyn/, n. groin (def. 4). * * * …   Universalium

• groin — /grɔɪn / (say groyn) noun 1. Anatomy the fold or hollow where the thigh joins the abdomen. 2. Colloquial the area of the genitals: she kicked him in the groin. 3. Architecture the curved line or edge formed by the intersection of two vaults. 4. → …  

• groin strain — /ˈgrɔɪn streɪn/ (say groyn strayn) noun → osteitis pubis …  

• groyne — /grɔɪn / (say groyn) noun a small jetty built out into the sea or a river in order to prevent erosion of the beach or bank. Also, groin. {Old French groin snout, in the sense of a projection of rock, from Late Latin grunium pig s snout} …