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

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

n. 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

n. term referring to the male lead on a plug or the spider like foot on a chip

n. password created for identifying a person (Personal Identification Number)

joggle, dowel

n. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

pin, bowling pin

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

flag, pin

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

pin, pivot

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

pin, peg

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

fall, pin

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

stick, pin, peg

n. informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"

access code, personal identification number, PIN

n. a numerical security code that enables the holder to obtain money by electronic transfer

pin, peg, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock

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

v. immobilize a piece

v. pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"

pin, pin down, pin up

v. attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture"

pin, attach with pins, fasten with pins

v. attach or fasten with pins

bolt

n. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

needle

n. a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

bolt

n. a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

nog, peg

n. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

rack, stand

n. a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"

counter

n. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

shelf

n. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

hanger

n. anything from which something can be hung

pole, magnetic pole

n. one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

terminal, pole

n. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

hinge, flexible joint

n. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

hub

n. the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

seizure, attack

n. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"

collapse, breakdown

n. a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

annihilation, disintegration

n. total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

unpin, remove pins from, unfasten the pins of

v. remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of

unfasten, cause to become unfastened

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

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