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Noun
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(n)
shin (shin%1:08:01::)
(the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle)
S:
(n)
shin (shin%1:13:00::)
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shin bone (shin_bone%1:13:00::)
(a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg)
S:
(n)
shin (shin%1:10:00::)
(the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
letter (letter%1:10:01::)
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letter of the alphabet (letter_of_the_alphabet%1:10:00::)
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alphabetic character (alphabetic_character%1:10:00::)
(the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)
"his grandmother taught him his letters"
S:
(n)
character (character%1:10:00::)
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graph (graph%1:10:02::)
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grapheme (grapheme%1:10:00::)
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graphic symbol (graphic_symbol%1:10:00::)
(a written symbol that is used to represent speech)
"the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
S:
(n)
written symbol (written_symbol%1:10:00::)
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printed symbol (printed_symbol%1:10:00::)
(a written or printed symbol)
S:
(n)
symbol (symbol%1:10:00::)
(an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
S:
(n)
signal (signal%1:10:00::)
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signaling (signaling%1:10:00::)
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sign (sign%1:10:03::)
(any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)
"signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
S:
(n)
communication (communication%1:03:00::)
(something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
S:
(n)
abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::)
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abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::)
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity (entity%1:03:00::)
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
part holonym
S:
(n)
tibia (tibia%1:08:00::)
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shinbone (shinbone%1:08:00::)
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shin bone (shin_bone%1:08:00::)
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shin (shin%1:08:00::)
(the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
part holonym
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
clamber (clamber%2:38:00::)
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scramble (scramble%2:38:01::)
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shin (shin%2:38:00::)
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shinny (shinny%2:38:00::)
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skin (skin%2:38:00::)
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struggle (struggle%2:38:00::)
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sputter (sputter%2:38:00::)
(climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling)