shank
NOUNVERB
/ʃæŋk/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
shank is a valid 5-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4A1N1K5
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 5 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does shank mean?
NOUN · 8 SENSES
1
Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
4
A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg.
BROADER
NARROWER
5
A poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball.
BROADER
6
Cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill.
BROADER
7
Cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head.
BROADER
8
The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD