Pin
pin n
1. a small thin metal stick with a sharp point and a rounded head, used for holding pieces of fabric together
2. any fastener that has a sharp metal point designed to pierce the things it is fastening
3. See safety pin n. 1 See safety pin n. 2
4. a badge, piece of jewelry, or other decorative item that attaches to clothing by means of a sharp metal point or a clasp
5. See hairpin n. 1
6. a bobby pin
7. See cotter pin
8. See rolling pin
9. the smallest amount (dated informal)
10. a thin metal terminal extending from an electrical or electronic device such as a plug or a vacuum tube, used to connect the device by socket to other circuitry
11. a thin metal rod used to hold the ends of a fractured bone together
12. a peg used to attach a crown to the root of a tooth
13. the part of a key that inserts into a lock
14. any of the pegs on a stringed instrument such as a piano that hold the strings and can be turned to tighten or loosen them to tune the instrument
15. the safety clip on a hand grenade that must be removed before the grenade can be detonated
16. any of the club-shaped targets used in various games of bowling
17. a pole with a flag on it, used to mark each hole on a golf course
18. a fall in wrestling in which an opponent’s shoulders are made to touch the mat
19. any of the rounded pegs that guide the paper through a computer printer
20. any of the tiny wires on the printhead of a dot matrix printer that form one dot of a letter or symbol
21. See belaying pin
22. See thole pin
npl pins
somebody’s legs (informal)
vt
1. to fasten, attach, or secure something with a pin
2. to hold somebody or something immobile, for example, on the ground
3. to make it impossible for a chess opponent to move a piece without exposing the king to check or a valuable piece to capture
4. to hold a wrestling opponent’s shoulders to the mat
5. to give a young woman a fraternity pin as a sign of commitment to a relationship
Dabble
dab·ble v
1. vi to have a casual or superficial interest in something
2. vi to paddle, play, or splash in water
3. vt to wet something by dipping it in a liquid
4. vt to daub, splash, or spatter somebody or something with a liquid
5. vi to move the bill to the bottom of shallow water in order to reach food (refers to ducks)
Pindabble
pin·dab·ble v
1. sticking my superficial interest in any number of topics to a nonexistent corkboard
