leg vs shin bone

leg and shin bone both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
leg	Yes	No	No	No
shin bone	Yes	No	No	No

leg (noun)	shin bone (noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course	the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack	a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
one of the supports for a piece of furniture
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
the limb of an animal used for food
a part of a forked or branching shape