groin > define

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.
  • synonyms: inguen
• A curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults.
• A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.
  • synonyms: breakwater, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty

verb

• Build with groins.
  • usage: "The ceiling was groined"

• (n.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit.
• (n.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh or the region of this line; the inguen.
• (v.i.) To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur.
• (n.) The surface formed by two such vaults.
• (n.) A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle.
• (n.) The snout of a swine.
• (v.t.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins.