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shinbone

shin·bone
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shin-bohn]
    • /ˈʃɪnˌboʊn/
    • /ˈʃɪn.bəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shin-bohn]
    • /ˈʃɪnˌboʊn/

Definitions of shinbone word

  • noun shinbone the tibia. 1
  • noun shinbone anatomy: tibia 1
  • noun shinbone tibia (sense 1) 0

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Origin of shinbone

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English scinbān. See shin1, bone

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shinbone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shinbone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

shinbone usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shinbone

noun shinbone

  • cnemis — the shin or tibia
  • crura — the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
  • crus — the leg, esp from the knee to the foot

Top questions with shinbone

  • what is the shinbone?
  • what is another name for the shinbone?

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