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Word entry · 5 letters

groin

Best crossword clue

"Inner hip crease"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡɹoɪ̯n/ ~ /ˈɡɹɔɪ̯n/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ginorStarts with GEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. The crease between the abdomen and thigh, or a curved support in architecture.

Word origin

From earlier grine, from Middle English grinde, grynde, from Old English grynde (“abyss”) (perhaps also "depression, hollow"), probably related to Proto-Germanic *grunduz; see ground. Later altered under the influence of loin.

Used in a sentence

  • The Mexican levelled nine minutes from time after Steven Gerrard, making his first start since undergoing groin surgery in April, put Liverpool ahead with a 68th-minute free-kick.
  • He pulled a muscle in his groin.
  • He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.

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