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- [loin]
- /lɔɪn/
- /lɔɪn/
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- [loin]
- /lɔɪn/
Definitions of loin word
- noun loin Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone. 1
- noun loin a cut of meat from this region of an animal, especially a portion including the vertebrae of such parts. 1
- noun loin loins. the parts of the body between the hips and the lower ribs, especially regarded as the seat of physical strength and generative power. the genital and pubic area; genitalia. 1
- idioms loin gird (up) one's loins, to prepare oneself for something requiring readiness, strength, or endurance: He girded his loins to face his competitor. 1
- noun loin The part of the body on both sides of the spine between the lowest (false) ribs and the hipbones. 1
- noun loin beef cut 1
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Origin of loin
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English loyne < Middle French lo(i)gne, perhaps < Vulgar Latin *lumbea, noun use of feminine of *lumbeus of the loins, equivalent to Latin lumb(us) loin + -eus -eous
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Parts of speech for Loin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
loin usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for loin
noun loin
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
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