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- [loin]
- /lɔɪn/
- /lɔɪn/
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- [loin]
- /lɔɪn/
Definitions of loins word
- noun loins 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 loins a cut of meat from this region of an animal, especially a portion including the vertebrae of such parts. 1
- noun loins 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 loins 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 loins The part of the body on both sides of the spine between the lowest (false) ribs and the hipbones. 1
- noun plural loins the hips and the inner surface of the legs where they join the trunk of the body; crotch 0
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Origin of loins
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 Loins
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loins 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".
loins usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for loins
noun loins
- groin — Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- ham — the second son of Noah, Gen. 10:1.
- flank — the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- hock — the state of being deposited or held as security; pawn: She was forced to put her good jewelry in hock.
- femur — Anatomy. a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
Antonyms for loins
noun loins
- 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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