SHANKS Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word shanks. (close relations)
Definition of SHANKS
shank
Best Alternative Words for SHANKS
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| cannon | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels • heavy gun fired from a tank • (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm • heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane • lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals • a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other verb • make a cannon • fire a cannon | ||||||||
| shiv | nounn | |||||||
noun • a knife used as a weapon | ||||||||
| stem | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ • cylinder forming a long narrow part of something • the tube of a tobacco pipe • front part of a vessel or aircraft • a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it verb • grow out of, have roots in, originate in • cause to point inward • stop the flow of a liquid • remove the stem from | ||||||||
| waist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips • the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole | ||||||||
