shank
Nail's straight section
Shank has meanings connected to a long, narrow part.
The shank of the leg is the section between knee and ankle.
A shank of meat includes this part of an animal: braised lamb shanks.
Tool shanks are the straight connecting portions—the shaft of a drill bit, the stem of a key, the straight part of a fishhook.
In prison slang, a shank is an improvised stabbing weapon, and to shank someone is to stab them with one.
In golf, to shank is to mishit the ball with the hosel rather than the clubface: He shanked it into the rough.
Ambulatory limb
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- rackFrame for holding items
- chopQuick forceful slice
- saddleMounted rider's seat
loin · neck · breast · roast · foreshank · cutlet · braised · osso buco
Makeshift stabbing tool
- stabPierce with point
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- inmateConfined facility resident
jailhouse · blade · sharpened · weapon · homemade · toothbrush · spike · hidden
Plant's central axis
- straightNot curved or crooked
- narrowOf small width
- columnVertical structural element
- rodThin rigid stick
pole · cylindrical · handle · connector · long · slender · pin · bar
Braised cross-cut shanks
- braisedBrowned and simmered slowly
- crosscutPerpendicular timber cut
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- slow-cookedPrepared with prolonged heat
marrow · collagen · gelatin · pot roast · soup · stock · oxtail · brisket
Main lower leg bone
Rotating hole-cutting attachment
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- fastenerSecures things together
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
threaded · unthreaded · cylindrical · grip · socket · keyhole
Curve closing on itself
- sewJoin with thread
- threadFiber for stitching
- fabricWoven or knit material
- attachmentConnection or fondness
backing · metal · plastic · raised · protruding
leg
Ambulatory limb
saddle · loin · neck · breast · roast · foreshank · cutlet · braised · osso buco · stew
shiv
Makeshift stabbing tool
- stabPierce with point
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
inmate · jailhouse · blade · sharpened · weapon · homemade · toothbrush · spike · hidden · cellblock
stem
Plant's central axis
rod · pole · cylindrical · handle · connector · long · slender · pin · bar · spindle
osso buco
Braised cross-cut shanks
slow-cooked · marrow · collagen · gelatin · pot roast · soup · stock · oxtail · brisket
slice
Portion cut off
duff · flub · toe · heel · embarrassing · pull · push · snap hook · duck hook · topped
tibia
Main lower leg bone
eye
Organ of sight
barb · barbless · forged · curved · fishhook · offset · straight · wire · attachment
drill bit
Rotating hole-cutting attachment
smooth · threaded · unthreaded · cylindrical · grip · socket · keyhole
loop
Curve closing on itself
attachment · backing · metal · plastic · raised · protruding
shanktenderloin
Premium, exceptionally soft cut
filet mignon · prime rib · ribeye · sirloin · loin
- lamb shankYoung sheep's leg portion
- beef shankBovine leg portion
- shank boneLower leg bone
- veal shankYoung bovine leg portion
- shank itHit from the hosel
- shanked itHit badly sideways