groins

groins
grɔɪn n. area where the thigh joins the abdomen (Anatomy); area where two vaults intersect (Architecture)

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  • rub groins together —    to copulate with each other    As the groin is where the abdomen meets the thigh, the rubbing may concern other organs more immediately:     ... they should get to know each other better... by rubbing their groins together. (Sun, March, 1981) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • Буны — (Groins) стенки, идущие от берега в перпендикулярном к нему направлении: они состоят из камней, свай, забранных досками, или плетней, заполненных хрящом или камнем. Каждая буна защищает часть берега, которого длина почти в 5 раз более длины Б. В… …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

  • Vault (architecture) — A Vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie , Spanish. bóveda ) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article… …   Wikipedia

  • βουβωνιᾶν — βουβωνιάω suffer from swollen groins pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic) βουβωνιάω suffer from swollen groins pres part act neut nom/voc/acc sg (doric aeolic) βουβωνιάω suffer from swollen groins pres part act masc nom sg (doric aeolic)… …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • βουβωνιῶ — βουβωνιάω suffer from swollen groins pres imperat mp 2nd sg βουβωνιάω suffer from swollen groins pres subj act 1st sg (attic epic ionic) βουβωνιάω suffer from swollen groins pres ind act 1st sg (attic epic ionic) βουβωνιάω suffer from swollen… …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • Groin — Groin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Groined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groining}.] (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins. [1913 Webster] The hand that rounded Peter s dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Groined — Groin Groin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Groined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groining}.] (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins. [1913 Webster] The hand that rounded Peter s dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Groining — Groin Groin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Groined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groining}.] (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins. [1913 Webster] The hand that rounded Peter s dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rib vault — Cathedral of Reims, France …   Wikipedia

  • Groin vault — Gothic cross vault, St Mary s, Greifswald …   Wikipedia

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