groin
noun [C] (BODY) /ɡrɔɪn/Definition
› the place where your legs meet the front of your body: He pulled a muscle in his groin. a groin strainThe human torso › the male sex organs: He was kicked in the stomach and the groin.Sexual and reproductive organs
(Definition of groin noun (BODY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -bellied suffix
- -chested suffix
- -waisted suffix
- abdomen noun
- beer belly noun
- belly button noun
- bosom noun
- core adjective (IMPORTANT)
- flank noun (BODY)
- gut noun (BOWELS)
- hip noun (BODY PART)
- middle noun
- six-pack noun
- solar plexus noun
- stomach ache noun
- thorax noun
- trunk noun (MAIN PART)
- tummy button noun
- tummy noun
- waistline noun
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