What's the difference between hank and shank?

Hank


Definition:

  • (n.) A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.
  • (n.) A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
  • (n.) Hold; influence.
  • (n.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
  • (v. t.) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
  • (v. t.) To form into hanks.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It involved preservation of unstained chromosome slides in a vacuum desiccator up to 18 months, Q-staining, destaining, and treatment in Hanks' solution, pH 5.1, at 85 degrees C for 13 min, and acridine orange staining.
  • (2) One hundred fifty-five freeze-dried, 63 frozen, and 337 Hanks'-antibiotic solution preserved or nutrient-antibiotic solution preserved homografts used for isolated aortic valve replacement have been followed for 1 to 20 years (mean, 5.3 years), a total of 2,931 patient-years of follow-up information.
  • (3) Mice autopsied at time of death revealed a massive involvement of tumor in the lungs and liver in the group receiving Hanks' balanced salt solution alone compared to a small number of residual large lung or liver metastases in the group receiving LAK cells plus RIL-2.
  • (4) Along the way, in the heart of the heart of Dixie – his office stands next to the Hank Williams museum – he has been a tireless advocate of the pressing need to confront racial bias at every point in the American justice system.
  • (5) Green's video blog with his brother Hank (aka the Vlogbrothers ) was a major inspiration here.
  • (6) In this study, we have conducted a systematic investigation of various aspects of cell viability and function of isolated hepatocytes stored at 4 degrees C for 24 and 48 hr in either University of Wisconsin solution or Hanks' HEPES buffer, a control solution clinically unsuitable for organ preservation.
  • (7) Hall-of-famer Hank Aaron , an African American, called for her to be suspended, and she was, but not for life.
  • (8) When the optimal conditions of meat extract preparation (meat mass: Hanks' solution ration 1: 10) were observed, followed by virus concentration in polymers of silicagel 2--4 PFU of enteroviruses in 1 g of meat could be determined in all the experiments.
  • (9) White is doing his own bit to turn back the clock: at his gigs, he enforces a strict ban on the audience shooting pictures or video; at home, he only allows his children – Scarlett, eight, and Hank, six – to play with mechanical toys.
  • (10) The length of storage in the Hank's antibiotic or nutrient-antibiotic medium before insertion did not seem to influence the final metabolic activity nor the structural integrity of the allografts when they were removed.
  • (11) A comparison of Hanks balanced salt solution, veal infusion broth (VIB), and charcoal viral transport medium for maintaining viability of type A influenza virus indicated approximately equal survival of virus on all three media at -70 and 4 degrees C, whereas at 25 degrees C virus survived best in VIB.
  • (12) Two days later, another letter was dispatched to Blears, this time from Hank Dittmar, the chief executive of the foundation and an aide to the prince.
  • (13) A sample of 10(8) E. coli incubated in Hanks balanced salt solution for 5 min also eliminated phorbol myristate acetate induced neutrophil H2O2 production.
  • (14) With the use of flowthrough diffusion cells, Eagle's minimal essential medium (MEM), Hepes-buffered Hanks' balanced salt solution (HHBSS), or Dulbecco modified phosphate-buffered saline (DMPBS), acting as receptor fluids, were able to sustain aerobic and anaerobic glucose utilization, testosterone and estradiol metabolism, and histopathological appearance of perfused rat skin sections for 24 hr.
  • (15) The superior cervical ganglia of the rat have been incubated in vitro for 1 h in basal medium Eagle (BME) with Hanks' salts, BME with Earle's salts, Kreb's solution and NCTC 109 medium.
  • (16) The Lp of endothelial monolayers perfused with albumin-free Hanks Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) was compared to perfusion with HBSS containing either native albumin, or albumin in which the arginyl residues were modified by a condensation reaction with 1,2-cyclohexanedione (CHD-albumin), or albumin in which the lysinyl residues were modified by a substitution reaction with succinic anhydride (SC-albumin).
  • (17) Their titles, like Jesse In Mexico and Hank In Pursuit, point to their primary use as emotional catalysts for the show rather than standalone pieces of music, though diehard fans will likely still covet it alongside their Breaking Bad cufflinks and Converse trainers .
  • (18) On day 4 (6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.) of gestation the uterine horns of the recipient rats were exposed and injected with neutrophils, supernatant luminal fluid, or Hanks' solution.
  • (19) Intact whole pulps of the rat incisors were incubated with N alpha-benzoyl-arginine-beta-naphthylamide (BANA), a substrate for cathepsin B, in the presence or absence of BK and PGE2 in Hanks solution (pH 7.4), in order to determine the BANA-degrading activity and EK producing activity.
  • (20) ", while fellow swimmer Michael Phelps is taking part in a programme called "The Haney Project", in which he is given golf tips by Tiger Woods' former swing coach Hank Haney.

Shank


Definition:

  • (n.) See Chank.
  • (v.) The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg.
  • (v.) Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved.
  • (v.) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock.
  • (v.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms.
  • (v.) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle.
  • (v.) A loop forming an eye to a button.
  • (v.) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
  • (v.) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
  • (v.) The body of a type.
  • (v.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
  • (v.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks.
  • (v.) Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
  • (v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Retroreflective markers were placed on the posterior shank and foot of each subject.
  • (2) Similar results were obtained using either cold or labeled interferons in rabbits; moreover, the effect of albumin was confirmed in the pig by simultaneously injecting 131I-interferon (in saline) and 125I-interferon (in albumin solution) in the left and right subcutis of the shanks, respectively.
  • (3) Semiconductor strain gauges mounted on the shanks of a custom machined eye forceps and an ultrasonic method of making continuous duction measurements of the eye have proved feasible.
  • (4) Method features are the following: i) hard drying of the glass, ii) rehydration of one channel and weak wetting of the other with a three-methylchlorosilane solution before pulling, iii) simultaneous presence of water and silane in the two channels during pulling, iv) gradual silanization from the tip to the shank.
  • (5) The stainless steel shank is a cathodic component of a three-way galvanic cell, whereas the silver soldered joint is an anodic component.
  • (6) It incants the motto of the Bill Shankly school of cliche: that football is not a matter of life and death, it is far more important.
  • (7) Shank length, body weight, fertility, sexual maturity and egg weight were intermediate.
  • (8) Pigmentation levels were significantly higher in plasma and skin of roxarsone medicated chickens in two experiments and in shanks in one experiment.
  • (9) Controlled rigidity is provided by the incorporation of a spring steel shank between the sponge insole and the hard wearing plastic sole.
  • (10) It really accentuates the inherent slapstick in every Steven Gerrard shank, and every Joachim Löw tantrum.
  • (11) Both the Sultan and Cochin breeds were shown to possess two shank-feathering loci, and the data suggested that one of the loci in the Sultan contained the Pti-1L allele.
  • (12) The Spirit of Shankly and Spion Kop 1906 believe that given the fact there has been this reconsideration by the owners, it is only fair and appropriate that we reconsider our next steps until the full impact of these changes can be established.
  • (13) Weight gain and shank length at 28 days were less for males started on 15% protein in both experiments.
  • (14) Hens were sampled according to shank coloration (Grades 1 to 3) and egg production was monitored.
  • (15) However, shank motoneurons did not innervate the thigh when motor nerve transection was combined with amputation of the hindlimb just above the presumptive knee.
  • (16) Shanks’ comments are likely to stoke further fears about the fate of the UK car market in the wake of Brexit.
  • (17) Nickel deprivation resulted in: ultrastructural changes in the liver with the most obvious abnormality in the organization of the rough endoplasmic reticulum; altered gross appearance, reduced oxidative ability, and decreased lipid phosphorus in the liver; altered shank skin pigmentation that was associated with a decrease in yellow lipochrome pigments; and lower hematocrits.
  • (18) The porco bafassá (pork shank marinated for 12 hours in wine, saffron and coconut milk, £6.50) is a house favourite, as is the caldo de pé de galinha com amendoim (chicken foot and peanut soup, £2).
  • (19) 4.33am BST 64 mins: Altidore throws his head back in frustration as Bradley nudges a ball to him on the edge of the box, and the Sunderland striker spins, but misjudges the bounce of the ball so that his kick shanks high over the bar.
  • (20) Experimental below-knee prostheses incorporating suitably designed plastic shanks and alignment devices can withstand high static loads and exhibit long fatigue lifetimes in excess of 2 million cycles.