Synonyms for shinbone

Most common

shin · tibia · shank-bone

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee

Forms

Plural

shinbones → shins, tibiae, shank-bones…

Example sentences

• shin OK. I'll go to Shin-Osaka station's shinkansen exit.
• tibia I dislocated my ankle, and I also broke my tibia and fibula bones.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

shin¹

5 letters

tibia³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tibia³ = 3 syllables).