Pin

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

(noun.) a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment.

(noun.) flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green.

(noun.) 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.) informal terms for the leg; 'fever left him weak on his sticks'.

(verb.) immobilize a piece.

(verb.) attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; 'pin the needle to the shirt'. 'pin the blame on the innocent man'.

(verb.) pierce with a pin; 'pin down the butterfly'.

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• The most efficient form of water motor is the turbine, a strong metal wheel shaped somewhat like a pin wheel, inclosed in a heavy metal case. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• If the central depths were untouched, hardly a pin-point of surface remained the same. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He has a watch and a chain and a ring and a breast-pin and a handsome suit of clothes. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• She put a white gown on me and pinned it at the neck in back with a safety pin. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• She now loves me, and would not defraud me of a pin. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• It is usual to fix the opaque shade, which alternately covers and exposes the two magic lanterns, on to a central pin, so that it may be moved vertically up or down. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• Pin it round your neck, and then it will be useful, said Laurie, looking down at the little blue boots, which he evidently approved of. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• When the notes were due, a messenger came around from the bank with the note and a protest pinned to it for $1. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• She put a white gown on me and pinned it at the neck in back with a safety pin. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• He was pinned like a beetle on a card. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I twisted the shafting one way and the tube the other as far as I could, and pinned them together. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• I put it on and pinned it in back at the neck. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• I saw, for the first time, that the lost brooch was pinned in its place again. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Show her a man in a blue jacket, and, figuratively speaking, she pinned him instantly. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The conductor from the hopper to the machine is made of two strips of steel, down which the pins, held by their heads, slide. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Am I responsible for putting back the pins? 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• At the pins end of the bed, this forms one of the sides and the bottom of the pit. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Many tons of pins are made in the United States weekly, and it is said that 20,000,000 pins a day are required to meet the demand. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The whitening is done by boiling the pins in a large copper kettle, which also contains layers of grained tin and a solution of argol or bitartrate of potash. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The sticking machine is of a simple construction, but is wonderful in operation, and requires no attention by the operator, except to keep it supplied with pins and papers. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The first American pins were made in Rhode Island, during the Revolution, by Jeremiah Wilkinson. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The fiend pinning down the thief's pack behind him, I passed over quickly: it was an object of terror. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.

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