HyperDic: pinion

English > 5 senses of the word pinion:
NOUNartifactpiniona gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh / mesh with a larger / larger wheel or rack
animalpinion, flight feather, quill, quill featherany of the larger / larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
animalpinion, pennonwing of a bird
VERBcontactpinion, shacklebind the arms of
changepinioncut the wings off (of birds)
pinion > pronunciation
Soundspih'nyahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > pinion: 5 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh / mesh with a larger / larger wheel or rack.
Narrowerlantern pinion, lantern wheelA small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks
Broadergear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheelA toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Spanishpiñón
Catalanpinyó
English > pinion: 5 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningAny of the larger / larger wing or tail feathers of a bird.
Synonymsflight feather, quill, quill feather
Part ofwingA movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
Narrowerprimary, primary feather, primary quillOne of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
tail featherfeather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird
Broaderfeather, plume, plumageThe light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
Spanishremera
Catalanrèmige
Verbspinioncut the wings off (of birds)
English > pinion: 5 senses > noun 3, animal
Meaningwing of a bird.
Synonympennon
Part ofbirdwarm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
BroaderwingA movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
Verbspinioncut the wings off (of birds)
English > pinion: 5 senses > verb 1, contact
MeaningBind the arms of.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey want to pinion the prisoners
Synonymshackle
Broaderrestrain, confine, hold, constrainTo close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement
Spanishmaniatar
English > pinion: 5 senses > verb 2, change
Meaningcut the wings off (of birds) .
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderdisable, disenable, incapacitatemake unable to perform a certain action
Spanishcortar las alas
Nounspinionwing of a bird
pinionany of the larger / larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

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