shin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.2.2.3 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 2 Japanese 2.1 Noun 2.2 Prefix 3 Manx 3.1 Pronoun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɪn

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English scinu

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shin (plural shins)

1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.

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• tibia

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to shin (third-person singular simple present shins, present participle shinning, simple past and past participle shinned)

1. (UK) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up.

   to shin up a mast

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• shinny US

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• shinny
• shin bone
• shin leaf
• shin splints

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From Hebrew.

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shin (plural shins)

1. The twenty first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ש.

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shin (hiragana しん)

1. 新: new
2. 心: heart
3. 真: truth, genuine, veritable
4. 芯: core, heart

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shin (hiragana しん)

1. 新: new

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shin

1. (personal pronoun) we, us