Synonyms for groin
- noun
- American English
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
Related words
- Word family
- groinal
- Phrases
- groin vault groin ringworm
- Other spellings
- groyne UK
Forms
- Plural
- groins → moles, breakwaters, jetties, bulwarks…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| groin | rising | |
| croy | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mole1, croy1
- 5 letters
- jetty2
- 6 letters
- inguen
- 7 letters
- bulwark2
- 10 letters
- breakwater3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jetty2 = 2 syllables).