shank
Definitions
Noun
- A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
- The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
- Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- Cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
- Cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
- The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
- Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
- A poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
Verb
- Hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "shank".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shank | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | crookshank | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | crookshanks | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | cruickshank | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | cruikshank | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | jayashankar | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | ravishankar | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | sawshank | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | shankar | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | shankel | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | shanken | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | shanker | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | shankland | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | shankle | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | shankles | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | shanklin | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | shankman | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | shanks | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | shawshank | 2 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "shank".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shank".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "shank" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "shank" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 19
Sound Alikes: 8
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Inmate from Reading accused of having shank in federal prison in Schuylkill
Mar 12, 2026 Reading Eagle
Mar 12, 2026 Reading Eagle
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