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pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things |
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holdfast,
fastener,
fastening,
fixing restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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barrette a pin for holding women's hair in place
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bitt pin a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
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hairpin a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
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hatpin a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
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head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
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linchpin,
lynchpin pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
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nog,
peg a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it
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pinhead the head of a pin
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point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
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rivet heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
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safety pin a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user
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stem,
shank the tube of a tobacco pipe
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skewer a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
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straight pin pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together
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gudgeon pin,
wrist pin pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
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pin - a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment |
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jewellery,
jewelry an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
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breastpin,
broach,
brooch a decorative pin worn by women
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scatter pin small pin usually worn in groups of two or more
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stickpin a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
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scarfpin,
tie tack,
tiepin a pin used to hold the tie in place
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pin - cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown |
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tumbler a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
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cylinder lock a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate
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pin - flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green |
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flag |
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golf equipment sports equipment used in playing golf
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pin - informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" |
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peg,
stick |
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leg (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
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pin - attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man" |
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unpin remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
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fasten,
secure,
fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
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pin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly" |
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empale,
impale,
transfix,
spike kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"
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skewer,
spit drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"
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pin - immobilize a piece |
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aggress,
attack begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
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chess game,
chess a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
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