Meaning Of The Word Shin

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Shin Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Shin?

shin
countable noun: Your shins are the front parts of your legs between your knees and your ankles.

shīn in American English
noun: a Japanese offshoot of the Pure Land Sect, requiring only faith in Amida for salvation through his accumulated merit
noun: the 13th letter of the Arabic alphabet

shin in American English 1
the front part of the leg between the knee and the ankle
to climb (a rope, pole, etc.) by using both hands and legs for gripping
to climb by holding fast with the hands or arms and legs and drawing oneself up
noun: the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle

shin in American English 2
the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (שׁ)
noun: the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

shin in British English 1
noun: the front part of the lower leg
verb: to climb (a pole, tree, etc) by gripping with the hands or arms and the legs and hauling oneself up

shin in British English 2
noun: the 21st letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ש), transliterated as sh

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