Polyglot Dictionary

shin bone

/ʃɪn boʊn/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
shin bones

Meaning

  1. tibia

    • He hit his shin bone on the table.

      Se golpeó la tibia contra la mesa.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

tibia

Exact synonyms; tibia is the clinical/anatomical term, shin bone the everyday one.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

espinilla

Close — the shinbone relates to the shin.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa shin bone?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He hit his shin ___ on the table.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a shin bone?

noun

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