Plural of shin
regular plural
The plural of shin is shins.
Forms of shin
| Singular | shin /ʃɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | shins |
| Countable | countable |
Shins in a sentence
- Soccer players have to wear protective gear so they don't injure their shins.
- "The minute the door is shut he shins down a water-pipe, hops on his motor-cycle, and is off at full speed."1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 33
- They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.From the entry condition
- I barked my shins climbing the fence.From the entry bark
- We had to relocate the magazine rack because we bruised our shins on it too frequently when it was near the door.From the entry relocate
Meaning of shin
- noun The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.
- noun A fishplate for a railway.
- verb To climb up or lower oneself down a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like.
Questions about the plural of shin
- What is the plural of shin?
- The plural of shin is shins.
- Is shin countable?
- Shin is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shin (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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