shank

/ʃæŋk/ nounverb
5 letters1 syllable12 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
NOUN
1

Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something.

2

Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals.

3

The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole.

4

A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg.

5

A poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball.

6

Cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill.

7

Cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head.

8

The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.

VERB
1

Hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.

WORD FORMS
Starts withS
Ends withK
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Words With Friends®12 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
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Pig Latinankshay
Starts & ends withS … K
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