pin

Definitions of pin
  1. noun
    a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
    synonyms: pen
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    haarspeld, haarspeldbocht
    a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
    hoedenpen, hoedepen, knopspeld
    a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
    asbout, lens, luns
    pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
    houtje, kleerhaak, kleerhanger, knaap, knaapje, knijper, pen, wasknijper, wasspeld, wervel
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
    klinkbout, klinknagel
    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
    sluitspeld, toespeld, veiligheidsspeld
    a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user
    brochette, satestokje, satéstokje, spies, vleespen, vleespin
    a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
    haarspeld
    a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
    vleespen, vleespin
    a skewer for holding meat over a fire
    haring, piketpaal, tentharing
    a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent
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    bevestigingsmiddel, clip, lijsteklem, lijstenklem, schroefklem, sluiting, spanner, videoclip
    restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  2. noun
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
    synonyms: houtje, kleerhaak, kleerhanger, knaap, knaapje, knijper, pen, wasknijper, wasspeld, wervel
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    haring, piketpaal, tentharing
    a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent
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    pen
    a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
  3. noun
    a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
    synonyms: houtje, kleerhaak, kleerhanger, knaap, knaapje, knijper, pen, wasknijper, wasspeld, wervel
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    bezitter, drager, eigenaar, houder
    a holding device
  4. noun
    a large strong and aggressive woman
    synonyms: slang, tang
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    Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouw, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  5. noun
    a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked
  6. noun
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
    synonyms: erwtenteller, geldduivel, geldwolf, gierigaard, knakenpoetser, knar, knibbelaar, knijper, krent, krentenbaard, krentenkakker, krentenweger, kribbebijter, kribbenbijter, kruimelaar, pezewever, potschrap(p)er, potschraper, potter, schraper, vrek
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    erwtenteller, geldduivel, geldwolf, gierigaard, knakenpoetser, knibbelaar, knijper, krent, krentenkakker, krentenweger, kribbebijter, kribbenbijter, kruimelaar, pezewever, potschrap(p)er, potschraper, potter, schraper, vrek
    a miserly person
  7. noun
    a miserly person
    synonyms: erwtenteller, geldduivel, geldwolf, gierigaard, knakenpoetser, knibbelaar, knijper, krent, krentenkakker, krentenweger, kribbebijter, kribbenbijter, kruimelaar, pezewever, potschrap(p)er, potschraper, potter, schraper, vrek
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    erwtenteller, geldduivel, geldwolf, gierigaard, knakenpoetser, knar, knibbelaar, knijper, krent, krentenbaard, krentenkakker, krentenweger, kribbebijter, kribbenbijter, kruimelaar, pezewever, potschrap(p)er, potschraper, potter, schraper, vrek
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
  8. noun
    flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
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