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English

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Etymology

Old English pinn, from Germanic *penn-, borrowed from classical Latin penna ‘feather, wing’. Cognate with Dutch #Dutch|pin, German Pinne, Norwegian pinn ‘knitting-needle’.

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. A small device, made (usually) of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
  2. A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
  3. A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
  4. A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
  5. (in plural pins; informal) A leg.
  6. : I'm not so good on my pins these days
  7. Any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector.
  8. : The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity is has three pins.
  9. A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
  10. A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
  11. A scenario in which the movement of a lesser piece that is under attack and moves away would reveal a more valuable piece.
  12. The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
  13. : The shot landed right on the pin.


Synonyms


Derived terms

Translations

  • Finnish:
  • Portuguese: {{t-|pt|tacha|f}}
  • Finnish:
  • German: {{t+|de|Stift|m}}, {{t-|de|Bolzen|m}}
  • Portuguese: {{t-|pt|pino|m}}
  • Russian: {{t|ru|штифт|m|tr=štift|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Finnish:
  • Russian: {{t|ru|кегля|f|tr=kéglja|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Swedish:

informal: leg

jewellery attached with a pin See brooch

  • Italian: {{t-|it|spilla|f}}
Translations to be checked


See also


Verb

{{en-verb|pins|pinning|pinned}}

  1. (often followed by a preposition such as to or on) To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
  2. (chess; usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.


Translations

  • French:
  • Italian:
  • Spanish:

Derived terms


Category:1000 English basic words

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Dutch

Pronunciation


Noun

pin

  1. peg, pin


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French

Etymology

Latin pinus.

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at Fr-pin.ogg
  • IPA: /pɛ̃/


Homophones


Noun

  1. pine, pine tree


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Mandarin

Pinyin syllable

pin

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, pīn, pín, pǐn or pìn.


Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

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Romanian

Noun

pin m

  1. pine


Category:Romanian nouns

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pin \Pin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pinning.] [See Pin, n.]
To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a
garment; to pin boards together. "As if she would pin her to
her heart." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

To pin one's faith upon, to depend upon; to trust to.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pin \Pin\, v. t. (Metal Working)
To peen.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pin \Pin\, v. t. [Cf. Pen to confine, or Pinfold.]
To inclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Pin \Pin\, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G.
pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L.
pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different
word from pinna feather. Cf. Fin of a fish, Pen a
feather.]
1. A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used
for fastening separate articles together, or as a support
by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg;
a bolt.
[1913 Webster]

With pins of adamant
And chains they made all fast. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

2. Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or
other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening
clothes, attaching papers, etc.
[1913 Webster]

3. Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle.
[1913 Webster]

He . . . did not care a pin for her. --Spectator.
[1913 Webster]

4. That which resembles a pin in its form or use; as:
(a) A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or
relaxing the tension of the strings.
(b) A linchpin.
(c) A rolling-pin.
(d) A clothespin.
(e) (Mach.) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a
part of which serves as a journal. See Illust. of
Knuckle joint, under Knuckle.
(f) (Joinery) The tenon of a dovetail joint.
[1913 Webster]

5. One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking
cup to mark how much each man should drink.
[1913 Webster]

6. The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center.
[Obs.] "The very pin of his heart cleft." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

7. Mood; humor. [Obs.] "In merry pin." --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]

8. (Med.) Caligo. See Caligo. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

9. An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the
clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.
[1913 Webster]

10. The leg; as, to knock one off his pins. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]

Banking pin (Horol.), a pin against which a lever strikes,
to limit its motion.

Pin drill (Mech.), a drill with a central pin or projection
to enter a hole, for enlarging the hole, or for sinking a
recess for the head of a bolt, etc.; a counterbore.

Pin grass. (Bot.) See Alfilaria.

Pin hole, a small hole made by a pin; hence, any very small
aperture or perforation.

Pin lock, a lock having a cylindrical bolt; a lock in which
pins, arranged by the key, are used instead of tumblers.


Pin money, an allowance of money, as that made by a husband
to his wife, for private and personal expenditure.

Pin rail (Naut.), a rail, usually within the bulwarks, to
hold belaying pins. Sometimes applied to the fife rail.
Called also pin rack.

Pin wheel.
(a) A contrate wheel in which the cogs are cylindrical
pins.
(b) (Fireworks) A small coil which revolves on a common
pin and makes a wheel of yellow or colored fire.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet pin
n 1: a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
2: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: fall]
3: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or
define locations etc. [syn: peg]
4: a number you choose and use to gain access to various
accounts [syn: personal identification number, {PIN
number}]
5: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his
sticks" [syn: peg, stick]
6: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something
that turns [syn: pivot]
7: 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
8: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf
green [syn: flag]
9: a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used
to support or fasten or attach things
10: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg,
thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock]
11: a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in
groups as a target [syn: bowling pin]
v 1: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
under the fallen tree" [syn: trap, immobilize, immobilise]
2: attach or fasten with pins [ant: unpin]
3: pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
4: immobilize a piece
[also: pinning, pinned]
Moby Dictionary
a continental , a curse , a damn , a darn , a hoot , ankle , anklet ,
arbor , armlet , armory , articulate , axis , axle , axle bar ,
axle shaft , axle spindle , axle-tree , badge , badge of office ,
badges , bagatelle , bangle , baton , batten , batten down , bauble ,
bayonet legs , beads , bean , bibelot , bijou , bit , blazonry , bolt ,
bowlegs , bracelet , brass farthing , brassard , breastpin , broach ,
brooch , buckle , bung , butt , button , calf , cap and gown , cent ,
chain , chain of office , chaplet , charm , chatelaine , check valve ,
circle , clasp , class ring , cleat , clip , cnemis , cock , cockade ,
collar , cork , coronet , cross , crown , curio , decoration , diadem ,
distaff , dovetail , dress , drumstick , eagle , earring , emblems ,
ensigns , farce , farthing , fasces , faucet , feather , fig , figurehead ,
fleabite , fleur-de-lis , fob , folderol , foreleg , fribble , frippery ,
fulcrum , gamb , gambrel , gaud , gem , gewgaw , gigot , gimbal , gimcrack ,
gudgeon , hair , halfpenny , ham , hammer and sickle , hasp , heraldry ,
hill of beans , hind leg , hinge , hingle , hitch , hock , hook , hub ,
insignia , jam , jamb , jest , jewel , joint , joke , kickshaw , knee ,
knickknack , knickknackery , lapel pin , latch , leg , lid , limb ,
livery , lock , locket , mace , mandrel , mantle , markings , medal ,
minikin , miter , mockery , molehill , mortarboard , mortise , nail ,
nave , necklace , nose ring , oarlock , old school tie , peg ,
peppercorn , picayune , pinch of snuff , pinprick , pintle , pivot ,
plug , podite , pole , popliteal space , precious stone , rabbet ,
radiant , rap , red cent , regalia , rhinestone , ring , rivet , rose ,
row of pins , rowlock , rush , scarf , school ring , scissor-legs ,
screw , sea cock , sew , shamrock , shank , shin , shit , sigillography ,
skewer , skull and crossbones , snap , sneeshing , sou , sphragistics ,
spigot , spike , spile , spill , spindle , staff , staple , stems , stick ,
stickpin , stitch , stone , stop , stopgap , stopper , stopple , straw ,
stumps , swastika , swivel , tack , tap , tarsus , tartan , thistle ,
tiara , tie , toggle , torque , toy , trifle , trinket , triviality ,
trotters , trunnion , tuppence , two cents , twopence , uniform , valve ,
verge , wampum , wand , wedge , whim-wham , wristband , wristlet ,
zipper


PIN Personal Identification Number (banking, ICC)
PIN Personal Internet Name (RFC 3042)
PIN Processor Independent Netware (Novell, HP, DEC, Apple, Sun)
FOLDOC PIN

Personal Identification Number


PINT. A liquid measure containing half a quart or the eighth part of a gallon.
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