shin

English Thesaurus

1. the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle (noun.body)

hypernym	:	body part,
definition	:	any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body)

part meronym	:	leg,
definition	:	a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle (noun.body)

2. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle (noun.body)

hypernym	:	leg bone,
definition	:	a bone of the leg (noun.body)

part meronym	:	leg,
definition	:	a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle (noun.body)

3. the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet,
definition	:	the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech (noun.communication)

part meronym	:	hebraic alphabet, hebrew alphabet, hebrew script,
definition	:	a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) (noun.communication)

4. a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg (noun.food)

hypernym	:	cut, cut of meat,
definition	:	a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass (noun.food)

5. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	climb,
definition	:	move with difficulty, by grasping (verb.motion)

6. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle (noun.body)

derivation	:	tibial,
definition	:	relating to or located near a tibia (adj.pert)

7. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling (verb.motion)

derivation	:	clamber,
definition	:	an awkward climb (noun.act)

derivation	:	struggle,
definition	:	strenuous effort (noun.act)

8. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle (noun.body)

derivation	:	tibial,
definition	:	relating to or located near a tibia (adj.pert)

9. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling (verb.motion)

derivation	:	clamber,
definition	:	an awkward climb (noun.act)

derivation	:	struggle,
definition	:	strenuous effort (noun.act)