Antonyms for pin
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pin |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɪn |
Definition of pin
Origin :- late Old English pinn "peg, bolt," from Proto-Germanic *penn- "jutting point or peak" (cf. Old Saxon pin "peg," Old Norse pinni "peg, tack," Middle Dutch pin "pin, peg," Old High German pfinn, German Pinne "pin, tack") from Latin pinna "a feather, plume;" in plural "a wing;" also "fin, scoop of a water wheel;" also "a pinnacle; a promontory, cape; battlement" (e.g. in Luke iv:9 in Vulgate) and so applied to "points" of various sorts, from PIE *pet- (see pen (n.1)).
- Latin pinna and penna "a feather, plume," in plural "a wing," are treated as identical in Watkins, etc., but regarded as separate (but confused) Latin words by Tucker and others, who derive pinna from PIE *spei- "sharp point" (cf. spike (n.1)) and see the "feather/wing" sense as secondary.
- The modern slender wire pin is first attested by this name late 14c. Transferred sense of "leg" is recorded from 1520s and hold the older sense. Pin-money "annual sum allotted to a woman for personal expenses on dress, etc." is attested from 1620s. Pins and needles "tingling sensation" is from 1810. The sound of a pin dropping as a type of something all but silent is from 1775.
- verb attach, hold in place
- He's too honest entirely to stale the value of a pin, let alone a carpetbag.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- After that she must pin it on, and slip in to stand before his mirror and inspect the result.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "'Twould be like hunting for a pin in a haystack," said the Rev. Hilary Jones.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- A pin might have been heard falling among us, for this sounded ominous.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- He let the pestle fall from his hand and jumped as if he had been stuck with a pin.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The pin had been among the most valuable and cherished of his belongings.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Somehow or 'nother, the story's got round about your findin' that pin yesterday.
- Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
- But I wouldn't value all one pin's pint, if it was kind and civil she was to me.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Women begged for the regimental badges to pin on their breasts.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
- Her own ease was her sole consideration; she did not care a pin for anything else.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for pin
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