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pin

noun verb

a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target

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Word length
3
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
I
Scrabble score
5
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target

noun

  1. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

noun

  1. a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

noun

  1. a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment

noun

  1. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

noun

  1. informal terms for the leg

    “fever left him weak on his sticks”

noun

  1. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

noun

  1. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

verb

  1. (chess) immobilize a piece

verb

  1. to hold fast or prevent from moving

    “The child was pinned under the fallen tree”

verb

  1. attach or fasten with pins

    “pin the needle to the shirt”

verb

  1. pierce with a pin

    “pin down the butterfly”

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Example Sentences

fever left him weak on his sticks
The child was pinned under the fallen tree
pin the needle to the shirt
pin down the butterfly

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