'Groin' definitions:
Definition of 'groin'
From: WordNet
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 [syn: groin, inguen]
noun
A curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults
noun
A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away [syn: breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty]
verb
Build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"
Definition of 'Groin'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Groin'
From: GCIDE
- Groin \Groin\, v. i. [F. grogner to grunt, grumble.] To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Bears that groined coatinually. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Groin'
From: GCIDE
- Groin \Groin\, n. [Icel. grein distinction, division, branch; akin to Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs, Icel. greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle. Cf. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Math.) The surface formed by two such vaults. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle. [Eng.] --Weale. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'groin'
From: GCIDE
- groin \groin\ (groin), n. [F. groin, fr. grogner to grunt, L. grunnire.] The snout of a swine. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'groin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abutment,
- anchorage,
- anchorage ground,
- arc-boutant,
- arch dam,
- backstop,
- bamboo curtain,
- bank,
- bar,
- barrage,
- barrier,
- basin,
- beam,
- bear-trap dam,
- beaver dam,
- berth,
- boom,
- branch,
- breakwater,
- breastwork,
- brick wall,
- buffer,
- bulkhead,
- bulwark,
- buttress,
- buttress pier,
- buttressing,
- cofferdam,
- crotch,
- crutch,
- dam,
- defense,
- delta,
- dike,
- ditch,
- dock,
- dockage,
- dockyard,
- dry dock,
- earthwork,
- embankment,
- fan,
- fence,
- flying buttress,
- fork,
- furcula,
- furculum,
- gate,
- gravity dam,
- hanging buttress,
- harbor,
- harborage,
- haven,
- hydraulic-fill dam,
- inguen,
- iron curtain,
- jam,
- jetty,
- jutty,
- landing,
- landing place,
- landing stage,
- leaping weir,
- levee,
- logjam,
- marina,
- milldam,
- moat,
- mole,
- moorings,
- mound,
- offshoot,
- parapet,
- pier,
- pier buttress,
- port,
- portcullis,
- prong,
- protected anchorage,
- quay,
- ramification,
- rampart,
- retaining wall,
- road,
- roadblock,
- roads,
- roadstead,
- rock-fill dam,
- seaport,
- seawall,
- shipyard,
- shoulder,
- shutter dam,
- slip,
- stem,
- stone wall,
- trident,
- V,
- wall,
- weir,
- wharf,
- wicket dam,
- wishbone,
- work