| NOUN | artifact | pin | a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment |
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| event | pin, fall | when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat | |
| communication | pin, peg | small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. | |
| communication | PIN, personal identification number, PIN number | a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts | |
| body | pin, peg, stick | informal terms for the leg | |
| artifact | pin, pivot | axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns | |
| artifact | pin, pin tumbler | cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs | |
| artifact | pin, flag | flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green | |
| artifact | pin | a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things | |
| artifact | pin, peg, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock | a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing | |
| artifact | pin, bowling pin | a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling | |
| VERB | contact | pin, trap, immobilize, immobilise | to hold fast or prevent from moving |
| contact | pin | attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins | |
| contact | pin | pierce with a pin | |
| competition | pin | immobilize a piece |
| Sounds | pih'n | |
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| Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... | |
| Meaning | A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment. | |
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| Narrower | brooch, broach, breastpin | A decorative pin worn by women |
| scatter pin | small pin usually worn in groups of two or more | |
| stickpin | A decorative pin that is worn in a necktie | |
| tie tack, tiepin, scarfpin | A pin used to hold the tie in place | |
| Broader | jewelry, jewellery | An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) |
| Meaning | When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat. | |
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| Synonym | fall | |
| Part of | wrestling match | A match between wrestlers |
| Narrower | takedown | (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position |
| Broader | victory, triumph | A successful ending of a struggle or contest / contest |
| Meaning | small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.. | |
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| Synonym | peg | |
| Broader | marker, marking, mark | A distinguishing symbol |
| Meaning | A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts. | |
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| Synonyms | personal identification number, PIN number | |
| Broader | number | A numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification |
| Catalan | número secret | |
| Meaning | informal terms for the leg. | |
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| Synonyms | peg, stick | |
| Broader | leg | A human limb |
| Catalan | clavilla, pal, piu | |
| Meaning | Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns. | |
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| Synonym | pivot | |
| Narrower | fulcrum | The pivot about which a lever turns |
| pintle | A pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge | |
| Broader | axis, axis of rotation | The center around which something rotates |
| Spanish | pivote | |
| Catalan | piu, pivot | |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | pin tumbler | |
| Part of | cylinder lock | A lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt |
| Broader | tumbler | A movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown |
| Meaning | flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green. | |
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| Synonym | flag | |
| Broader | golf equipment | sports equipment used in playing golf |
| Spanish | bandera, banderola | |
| Catalan | banderola | |
| Meaning | A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things. | |
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| Parts | head | A projection out from one end |
| pinhead | The head of a pin | |
| point | sharp end | |
| shank, stem | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | |
| Narrower | barrette | A pin for holding women's hair in place |
| bitt pin | A pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off | |
| hairpin | A double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place | |
| hatpin | A long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair | |
| linchpin, lynchpin | pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on | |
| peg, nog | A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface | |
| 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 | |
| safety pin | A pin in the form of a clasp | |
| skewer | A long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted | |
| straight pin | pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end | |
| wrist pin, gudgeon pin | pin joining a piston to a connecting rod | |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| Spanish | aguja, alfiler, pin | |
| Catalan | agulla de cap, pin | |
| Verbs | pin | attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins |
| pin | pierce with a pin | |
| Meaning | A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing. | |
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| Synonyms | peg, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock | |
| Part of | dinghy, dory, rowboat | A small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled |
| Broader | holder | A holding device |
| Spanish | escálamo, tolete | |
| Catalan | clavilla, piu | |
| Meaning | A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target. | |
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| Synonym | bowling pin | |
| Narrower | candlepin | A bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin |
| duckpin | A bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin | |
| headpin, kingpin | The front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins | |
| ninepin, skittle, skittle pin | A bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles | |
| tenpin | One of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling | |
| Broader | bowling equipment | equipment used in bowling |
| Spanish | pin | |
| Meaning | To hold fast or prevent from moving. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The fighter managed to pin his opponent | |
| Example | "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" | |
| Synonyms | trap, immobilize, immobilise | |
| Spanish | inmovilizar | |
| Catalan | immobilitzar | |
| Meaning | attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man" | |
| Narrower | pin on | Ascribe blame or guilt for something to (someone) |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Opposite | unpin | Remove the pins from |
| Spanish | prender | |
| Catalan | subjectar | |
| Nouns | pin | a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things |
| Meaning | pierce with a pin. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "pin down the butterfly" | |
| Narrower | skewer, spit | Drive a skewer through |
| Broader | transfix, impale, empale, spike | pierce with a sharp stake or point |
| Spanish | clavar, prender | |
| Catalan | clavar, enganxar | |
| Nouns | pin | a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things |
| Meaning | immobilize a piece. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | chess, chess game | A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules |
| Broader | attack, aggress | Take the initiative and go on the offensive |
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