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I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains or do any other kind of adventurous stuff.
Kate Adie

Meaning of "shin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHIN

Old English scinu; related to Old High German scina needle, Norwegian dialect skina small disc.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHIN

shin  [ʃɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shin is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shin in English.

WHAT DOES SHIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shin in the English dictionary

The first definition of shin in the dictionary is the front part of the lower leg. Other definition of shin is the front edge of the tibia. Shin is also a cut of beef, the lower foreleg.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHIN

PRESENT

Present
I shin
you shin
he/she/it shins
we shin
you shin
they shin
Present continuous
I am shining
you are shining
he/she/it is shining
we are shining
you are shining
they are shining
Present perfect
I have shined
you have shined
he/she/it has shined
we have shined
you have shined
they have shined
Present perfect continuous
I have been shining
you have been shining
he/she/it has been shining
we have been shining
you have been shining
they have been shining
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I shined
you shined
he/she/it shined
we shined
you shined
they shined
Past continuous
I was shining
you were shining
he/she/it was shining
we were shining
you were shining
they were shining
Past perfect
I had shined
you had shined
he/she/it had shined
we had shined
you had shined
they had shined
Past perfect continuous
I had been shining
you had been shining
he/she/it had been shining
we had been shining
you had been shining
they had been shining
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will shin
you will shin
he/she/it will shin
we will shin
you will shin
they will shin
Future continuous
I will be shining
you will be shining
he/she/it will be shining
we will be shining
you will be shining
they will be shining
Future perfect
I will have shined
you will have shined
he/she/it will have shined
we will have shined
you will have shined
they will have shined
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shining
you will have been shining
he/she/it will have been shining
we will have been shining
you will have been shining
they will have been shining
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would shin
you would shin
he/she/it would shin
we would shin
you would shin
they would shin
Conditional continuous
I would be shining
you would be shining
he/she/it would be shining
we would be shining
you would be shining
they would be shining
Conditional perfect
I would have shin
you would have shin
he/she/it would have shin
we would have shin
you would have shin
they would have shin
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shining
you would have been shining
he/she/it would have been shining
we would have been shining
you would have been shining
they would have been shining
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you shin
we let´s shin
you shin
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to shin
Past participle
shined
Present Participle
shining
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHIN

shimozzle
Shin Bet
shin bone
shin guard
shin splints
Shinar
shinbone
shindies
shindig
shindy
shine
shineless
shiner
shiness
shingle
shingle beach
shingle roof
shingler
shingles
shingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHIN

Bas-Rhin
chin
Cochin
dauphin
delphin
dolphin
gonadotrophin
Haut-Rhin
hin
lecithin
Rhin
superthin
Swithin
take it on the chin
therewithin
thin
ultrathin
urchin
wafer-thin
within

Synonyms and antonyms of shin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHIN

Find out the translation of shin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胫部
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espinilla
570 millions of speakers

English

shin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ظُنْبُوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

голень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

canela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠেং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tibia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schienbein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

むこうずね
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정강이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cẳng chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नडगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

incik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stinco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

goleń
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гомілка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tibia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλάμι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skenben
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skinnbein
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shin

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIN»

The term «shin» is very widely used and occupies the 9.547 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «SHIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shin.
1
Kate Adie
I was timid and frightened as a child. Yours truly did not shin up mountains or do any other kind of adventurous stuff.
2
Salvador Dali
In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.
3
Richard Hammond
I run a lot. I have this five-mile run that I try and do a few times a week. If I do more, I get shin splints and it drives me mad, so I have to balance it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIN»

Discover the use of shin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne: The Official Strategy Guide
An RPG this good deserves more than just a guide... The unmappable — mapped. Every bit of data there is — revealed. Complex systems — simplified. ...it deserves a 388 page monster.
DoubleJump, 2004
2
Escape from Camp 14: One man's remarkable odyssey from North ...
A gripping, terrifying memoir with a searing sense of place, ESCAPE FROM CAMP 14 will unlock, through Shin, a dark and secret nation, taking readers to a place they have never before been allowed to go. ‘This is a story unlike any ...
Blaine Harden, 2012
3
Clinical Electromyography: Nerve Conduction Studies
This edition's new chapter on special nerve conduction techniques describes studies such as motor unit number estimation and muscle fiber conduction velocity and discusses their clinical value and limitations.
Shin J. Oh, 2003
4
Acupressure Way of Health, Jin Shin Do
Jin Shin Do was made to make magic in the many. This book presents some basics of the art, in a simple form easily employed by the layperson.
Iona Teeguarden, 1978
5
Ethnic Nationalism in Korea: Genealogy, Politics, and Legacy
This book explains the roots, politics, and legacy of Korean ethnic nationalism, which is based on the sense of a shared bloodline and ancestry.
Gi-Wook Shin, 2006
6
Ethics and Society in Contemporary Shin Buddhism
Ethics and Society in Contemporary Shin Buddhism focuses on such aspects of this influential tradition of Japanese Buddhism, which can be traced back to the thought of Shinran (1173-1262), and on its interplay with Japanese society over the ...
Ugo Dessì, 2007
7
Complex Numbers and Geometry
This book demonstrates how complex numbers and geometry can be blended together to give easy proofs of many theorems in plane geometry.
Liang-shin Hahn, 1994
8
Bilingualism in Schools and Society: Language, Identity, and ...
This book is an introduction to the social and educational aspects of bilingualism.
Sarah J. Shin, 2013
9
Please Look After Mom
You will never think of your mother the same way again after you read this book. From the Hardcover edition.
Kyung-Sook Shin, 2011
10
Remembering Korea 1950: A Boy Soldier's Story
A Korean boy who joined the South Korean army to escape poverty after his family was forced to flee provides an account of the terror and despair he experienced during the Korean War as a soldier, guard of a POW camp, and refugee.
Hyung Kyu Shin, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
WATCH: Shin-Soo Choo hits for the cycle
In an otherwise boring -- well, unless you are a Rangers fan, in which case it was lovely -- 9-0 Rangers win, Shin-Soo Choo hit for the cycle and it was by the ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Man Asian literary prize winner apologises after plagiarism row
'Everything is my fault' ... novelist Shin Kyung-sook. Photograph: ... But Shin is not planning to give up writing, because literature is her life, she said. “No matter ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem launches 2016
Genei Ibun Roku #FE, or Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem, will launch for Wii U in North America and Europe in 2016, Nintendo announced. The RPG ... «Gematsu, Jun 15»
4
Shin seizes one-shot lead at Women's PGA
RYE, New York (Reuters) - South Korea's unheralded Jenny Shin upstaged the biggest names in the women's game as she eagled the par-five 15th on the way ... «Yahoo Canada Sports, Jun 15»
5
Israeli courts give free hand to Shin Bet
It took Israeli security forces eight hours to locate Niv Asraf hiding in the environs of the Kiryat Arba settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, and to discover that the ... «Al-Monitor, Apr 15»
6
Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem Still Alive, Here's A Trailer …
Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem isn't cancelled. No, it's alive and well, and it's being released in Japan this year. The game was also featured in the U.S. ... «Siliconera, Apr 15»
7
Tigers SS Jose Iglesias exits Friday's game due to shin contusion
The Tigers front office and coaching staff probably held their breath for a bit when shortstop Jose Iglesias left Friday's spring game against the Mets with a right ... «CBSSports.com, Mar 15»
8
North Korean Defector Recants Part of His Story. Don't Believe …
The prominent North Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk this week recanted part of his story of escape from one of the country's infamous prison camps. Shin's ... «Slate Magazine, Jan 15»
9
The Challenge Of Fact-Checking North Korea
Shin Dong-hyuk told a powerful story about the misery of life in a North Korean prison camp, becoming the most famous defector from that notoriously reclusive ... «NPR, Jan 15»
10
Shin Bet says it busted Israeli Islamic State cell
The central member of the Galilee cell was identified as Adnan Ala a-Din, a 40-year-old lawyer from Nazareth, who, the Shin Bet charged, presented himself to ... «The Times of Israel, Jan 15»

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