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" You can still have chemistry on screen without getting on with the person. But it just makes your job a lot easier if you don't have to gird your loins, if that's not quite the right phrase, every time you're going to do a scene with that person."
Hugh Dancy

Meaning of "loins" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LOINS

lɔɪnz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOINS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loins is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOINS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Loin

The loins are the sides between the lower ribs and pelvis, and the lower part of the back. It is often used when describing the anatomy of humans and quadrupeds. The anatomical reference also carries over into the description of cuts of meat from some such animals, e.g. tenderloin or sirloin steak.

Definition of loins in the English dictionary

The first definition of loins in the dictionary is the hips and the inner surface of the legs where they join the trunk of the body; crotch. Other definition of loins is the reproductive organs. Loins is also the womb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOINS

Athens · brains · collins · gains · Hawkins · headlines · Higgins · Hopkins · Jenkins · lines · mains · origins · Owens · pains · Pines · plains · remains · Robbins · ruins · Twins

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOINS

logrolling · logway · logwood · logy · lohan · Lohengrin · loid · loin · loin chop · loincloth · loipe · loir · Loir-et-Cher · Loire · Loire-Atlantique · Loiret · loiter · loiterer · loitering · loiteringly

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOINS

Atkins · Benjamins · bins · blackout curtains · Blue Mountains · curtains · Dawkins · Great Plains · Huggins · matins · Moulins · O´Higgins · rains · reins · Rocky Mountains · Rollins · Romains · the Twins · Tocantins · Wilkins

Synonyms and antonyms of loins in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «loins» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOINS

Find out the translation of loins to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of loins from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loins» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

lomos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

loins
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लंगोटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حقويه
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

чресла
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

lombos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কোমর
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

lombes
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pinggang
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Lenden
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

허리
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pinggang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lưng ngựa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அரையில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कमर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

rahim
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

reni
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

schaby
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

чресла
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

coapsele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλέτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heupe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

filéer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loins
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loins

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOINS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about loins

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QUOTES WITH «LOINS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word loins.
1
Hugh Dancy
You can still have chemistry on screen without getting on with the person. But it just makes your job a lot easier if you don't have to gird your loins, if that's not quite the right phrase, every time you're going to do a scene with that person.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOINS»

Discover the use of loins in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loins and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fatal Flaws of the Most Correct Book on Earth
18 And the Lord said unto me also: I will raise up unto the fruit of thy loins; and I will make for him a spokesman. And I, behold, I will give unto him that he shall write the writing of the fruit of thy loins, unto the fruit of thy loins; and the spokesman ...
Claude Heater, 2007
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The Book of Mormon
fruit of thy loins shall write; and the fruit of the loins of Judah shall write; and that which shall be written by the fruit of thy loins, and also that which shall be written by the fruit of the loins of Judah, shall grow together, unto the confounding of ...
‎1840
3
Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Zingibcr (Hg) Loins Bruised. — • Sensation as if bruised in the muscles of the loins and back. Chamomilla (CPTH) Loins Burning. — Sensation as of severe burning over loins followed by sweat. Amylenum Nitrosum (Hg) Loins Burning.
James William Ward, 1985
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The African Bible: The record of the Abyssinian prophets
[12][12] Wherefore, the fruit of thy loins Wherefore, the fruit of thy loins shall write; and the fruit of the loins ofJudah shall write; and the fruit of the loins ofJudah shall write; and that which shall be written shall write; and that which shall be written ...
Embaye Melekin, 2011
5
The Philadelphia Medical Dictionary: Containing a Concise ...
Lujula, wood sorrel, or acetosella. [Афиш conserva, conserve of wood sorrel. Lama, а thorn. Lumbago, pain, or rheumatism in the loins. Lum/:ago ex aneurysmate, pain in the loins from aneurysm. Lumbago (фонетист, pain in ab игл/писана} ...
John Redman Coxe, 1808
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An Analytical Concordance to the Holy Scriptures: Or, The ...
Ezek, 1, 27. And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within It; from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, 1 saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it ...
John Eadie, 1857
7
Manual of homoeopathic medicine
Evacuate (Pain in the loins, with desire to). Kreos. Evacuation (Pain in the loins after). Tab. — Amelioration. Berb. Evening (Pains in the) : — Back. Cist. led. n- vom. terb. — Loins. Led. terb. — Nape of the neck. Ole- and. Exertion (Pain after any) ...
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, 1841
8
Structuralism in Myth: Lévi-Strauss, Barthes, Dumézil, and Propp
The literal meaning of unntwc is 'head', in the physiological sense; but although I translate unnsana as 'loins', this is not an exact equivalent. Physiologically unnsana refers to the lower abdomen and lower back in both men and women; ...
Robert Alan Segal, 1996
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The Impacts of Intramuscular Fat Content and Other ...
For more detailed descriptions of these measurements, please refer to Chapter 4 materials and methods. Isolation of Specific Loins Selection of loins to investigate biochemical attributes was based on shear force measurements at 2, 7, 14, ...
Phillip John Rincker, 2007
10
New Baptist Miscellany
The first part of his exhortation consists in this expression, “gird up the loins of your mind." Girding up our loins is a very eXpressive term. It alludes to the customs of the east, where they wore long loose garments hanging down to the feet, and, ...
‎1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOINS»

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1
Online cheating site AshleyMadison hacked - Sydney Morning Herald
"And given its business's reliance on confidentiality, prospective AshleyMadison investors should hope it has sufficiently, er, girded its loins.". «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
If Your Person Doesn't Make You Feel These 5 Things, Don't Say 'I Do'
Most couples fall into a panic when their loins aren't burning for each other, but what they fail to understand is it's possible to return to that state, ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
3
Ashley Madison Hacked, Millions of Adulterers' Details at Risk …
“And given its business's reliance on confidentiality, prospective Ashley Madison investors should hope it has sufficiently, er, girded its loins.”. «Hacked, Jul 15»
4
Donald Trump: The tumescent avarice of the vain | Politics | RDM
Loins before decency. Pheromones over good sense. And the vanity. Oh, the vanity. During my meal with Berlusconi, who was then the prime ... «Rand Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
BC-Cash Prices, 1st Ld-Writethru,0334 | The Sacramento Bee
Pork loins 13-19 lb FOB Omaha av cwt 110.10 110.76. Corn No. 2 yellow Chi processor bid 4.05 4.20¼. Soybeans No. 1 yellow 10.07¾ 10.14 ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
6
True Leadership - Chattanoogan.com
Now, fully understanding there are brave souls that gird their loins in spandex as they go off to do battle on a bicycle track somewhere, wearing ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
7
The Congress can expect a stout defence from the BJP this …
The Arun Jaitley-Amit Shah duo have been girding their loins, albeit metaphorically, and putting their heads together to come up with a first-rate ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Ecuador skipjack prices climb further as fishing ban approaches …
The seasonal halt of production at European processors in December, as well as the zero import tariff on 22,000t of tuna loins from Thailand, ... «Undercurrent News, Jul 15»
9
How to Lose Weight on the Whole30 Diet (Without Cheating … - Shape
... started Whole30 with a clean slate and a fridge stocked with fresh fruit, veggies, eggs, chicken breasts, ground turkey, and thin-cut pork loins. «Shape Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Friends fundraiser at Fareway - Daily Iowegian: Local News
FDPL volunteers Colene Chebuhar, Lois Hays, Nancy Jones, Sue Sacco, Susan Bragga, Pam Reed and Winona Whitaker sold pork loins, ... «Centerville Daily Iowegian, Jul 15»
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