loins
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6.4
- noun
- /lɔɪnz/
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lomos
- He wrapped a cloth around his loins before entering the water.
It's time to gird our loins for one more full day at Comic Con.
- It's time to gird our loins for one more full day at Comic Con.
- When something can grab your head, heart and your loins at the same moment and integrate them.
- And I was like, wow, this is really not causing anyone's loins to stir, not even my own.
- This guy's message changed some hearts and minds and loins to the men that have shown up.
- You know, that thing gets me, you know, makes me flare a little, you know, make my make my loins turn into lions.
- And of course, what's most essential in Lolita, Blight of my life, Fire of my loins, is entirely Nabokov's.
- Liberty is girding her loins, and they popped a condom on the Washington Monuments.
Examples
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It's time to gird our loins for one more full day at Comic Con.
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She felt a sharp pain in her loins after the intense workout.
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You must The system is on the decline, and it is girding its loins and building its structures to survive.
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The doctor examined the area around her loins to check for any injuries.
Synonyms
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3.0
The part of the body between the chest and hips that contains the stomach and intestines
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4.5
The lower side of the back between the ribs and the hips
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5.1
The area between the legs where they join the body
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6.3
The lower part of the belly just above the genitals
The lower front part of the belly just above the private parts
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Morphology
Etymology
Loins comes from an old Latin word lumbus meaning 'lower back' or 'loin', and you can see the same root in lumbar, which refers to the lower back. That's why loins means the lower part of the belly and hips, the area below the ribs and above the legs.