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shank vs calf

calf vs shank

shank and calf both are nouns.

shank is a verb but calf is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shank Yes No Yes No
calf Yes No No No
shank (noun) calf (noun)
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball young of domestic cattle
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole the muscular back part of the shank
cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill fine leather from the skin of a calf
cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
shank (verb) calf (verb)
hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
Difference between shank and calf

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