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leg bone vs shin

shin vs leg bone

leg bone and shin both are nouns.

leg bone is not a verb while shin is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leg bone Yes No No No
shin Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shin is a hyponym of leg bone; that is, shin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leg bone:
  • leg bone: a bone of the leg
  • shin: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Other hyponyms of leg bone include femoris, femur, thighbone, calf bone, fibula, shin bone, shinbone, tibia.
leg bone (noun) shin (noun)
a bone of the leg the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg
leg bone (verb) shin (verb)
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Difference between leg bone and shin

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