shin meaning

UK /ʃɪn/ US /ʃɪn/ 1 syllable

shin (noun): the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.

shin has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

shin as a noun

  1. the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

    Type of: body part

  2. a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

    Synonyms: shin bone

    Type of: cut

  3. the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

    Type of: letter

  4. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

    Synonyms: tibia, shinbone, shin bone

    Type of: leg bone

shin as a verb

  1. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

    Synonyms: clamber, scramble, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

    Type of: climb

How to pronounce shin

shin is pronounced /ʃɪn/ in British English and /ʃɪn/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with shin

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SH · words ending in IN · 4-letter words

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