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noun

Definition of shin

as in thigh

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Clarke hit MacKinnon along the boards, and the latter retaliated with a stick to the defenseman’s shin. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026 Bender missed the final three months with a shin injury and Henriquez missed the season after undergoing elbow surgery. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 Batting in the bottom of the third with two outs against Reds starter Brandon Williamson, Acuña swung at a 3-1 cutter and fouled the pitch off his left leg near the shin area. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The slugging outfielder took a big swing, sending the ball off his left shin, below the knee and just above a protective guard. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shin

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Noun

Jodar called for a trainer at 4-3 in the third set and had a massage on his right thigh.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
The wounded included a man who had been shot in the thigh, according to WAFA, the official media arm of the Palestinian Authority.

— Dov Lieber, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of thigh

Verb

Yamaguchi prepared each course live, skinning a pike conger or breaking down live lobsters from his perch behind the grill.

— Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026
Formulated with retinol, collagen, and hyaluronic acid, the anti-aging cream smooths and firms skin.

— Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of skin

Noun

Larsson has missed practice time and the final three preseason games because of his illness, and Smith missed the entire preseason after straining his calf during training camp.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
The calves struggled against a current thick with floating clumps of river plants.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of calf

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From here Cathedral Rock Trail steepens dramatically, shinnying up rock faces, angling from ledge to ledge.

— Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.

— DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021

Definition of shinny

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In May, Cassius heard the nearby screams of Miami woman Caitlin Dydzuhn, who was walking her dog near her downtown condominium when she was brutally attacked by a man wielding a homemade shank.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2026
Adobos, whether with three chiles or the lone suave guajillo chile, become life-giving purees for marinated fish, chicken and beef shank.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026

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