shin vs leg

shin and leg both are nouns.

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

shin (noun)	leg (noun)
the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle	a section or portion of a journey or course
the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle	(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet	a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
a cut of meat from the lower part of the 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

shin (verb)	leg (verb)
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling