pin : Idioms & Phrases


Banking pin

  • (Horol.), a pin against which a lever strikes, to limit its motion.
Webster 1913

belaying pin

  • noun a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)
WordNet
Be*lay"ing pin`
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.
Webster 1913

bitt pin

  • noun a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
WordNet

bobby pin

  • noun a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
    hairgrip; grip.
    • in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip
WordNet

bowling pin

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

breech pin

Breech" pin`, Breech" screw` (Also<
  • Breech pin
  • Breech screw
)
Definitions
  1. A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.
Webster 1913

clothes pin

  • noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
    clothes peg; clothespin.
WordNet

corking pin

Cork"ing pin`
Definitions
  1. A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold. Obs. Swift.
Webster 1913

cotter pin

  • noun a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart
WordNet

Coupling pin

  • a pin or bolt used in coupling or joining together railroad cars, etc.
Webster 1913

Crank pin

  • (Mach.), the cylindrical piece which forms the handle, or to which the connecting rod is attached, at the end of a crank, or between the arms of a double crank.
Webster 1913

Crimping pin

  • an instrument for crimping or puckering the border of a lady's cap.
Webster 1913

Crisping pin

  • the simplest form of crisping iron. Is. iii. 22.
Webster 1913

Curb pins

  • (Horology), the pins on the regulator which restrain the hairspring.
Webster 1913

Dowel pin

  • noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
    joggle; dowel.
WordNet
  • a dowel. See Dowel, n., (1).
Webster 1913

drawing pin

  • noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
    thumbtack; pushpin.
WordNet

Drill pin

  • the pin in a lock which enters the hollow stem of the key.
Webster 1913

firing pin

  • noun striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer
WordNet

gudgeon pin

  • noun pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
    gudgeon pin.
WordNet

Kettle pins

  • ninepins; skittles. Obs. Shelton.
Webster 1913

northern pin oak

  • noun small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes
    jack oak; Quercus ellipsoidalis.
WordNet

pin bone

  • noun part of the sirloin between the flat bone and the porterhouse
WordNet

pin cherry

  • noun small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit
    Prunus pensylvanica.
WordNet

pin clover

  • noun European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
    filaria; alfileria; pin clover; clocks; redstem storksbill; Erodium cicutarium; alfilaria; filaree.
WordNet

pin curl

  • noun a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin
WordNet

pin down

  • verb define clearly
    nail down; narrow down; narrow; specify; peg down.
    • I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
  • verb place in a confining or embarrassing position
    trap.
    • He was trapped in a difficult situation
  • verb attach with or as if with a pin
    pin down.
    • pin up a picture
WordNet

Pin drill

  • (Mech.), a drill with a central pin or projection to enter a hole, for enlarging the hole, or for sinking a recess for the head of a bolt, etc.; a counterbore.
Webster 1913

Pin grass

  • noun European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
    filaria; alfileria; pin clover; clocks; redstem storksbill; Erodium cicutarium; alfilaria; filaree.
WordNet
  • . (Bot.) See Alfilaria.
Webster 1913

Pin hole

  • a small hole made by a pin; hence, any very small aperture or perforation.
Webster 1913

Pin lock

  • a lock having a cylindrical bolt; a lock in which pins, arranged by the key, are used instead of tumblers.
Webster 1913

Pin money

  • noun cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
    spending money; pocket money.
WordNet
  • an allowance of money, as that made by a husband to his wife, for private and personal expenditure.
Webster 1913

pin number

  • noun a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
    personal identification number; PIN.
WordNet

pin oak

  • noun fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil
    swamp oak; Quercus palustris.
  • noun large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil
    Quercus laurifolia; laurel oak.
WordNet

Pin rail

  • (Naut.), a rail, usually within the bulwarks, to hold belaying pins. Sometimes applied to the fife rail. Called also pin rack.
Webster 1913

pin table

  • noun game equipment on which pinball is played
    pinball machine.
    • in Britain they call a pinball machine a pin table
WordNet

pin tumbler

  • 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
    pin.
WordNet

pin up

  • verb attach with or as if with a pin
    pin down.
    • pin up a picture
WordNet

Pin wheel

  • . (a) A contrate wheel in which the cogs are cylindrical pins . (b) (Fireworks) A small coil which revolves on a common pin and makes a wheel of yellow or colored fire.
Webster 1913

pin wrench

  • noun a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned
WordNet

pin-eyed

Pin"-eyed` adjective
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said of dimorphous flowers. The opposite of thrum-eyed.
Webster 1913

pin-tailed

Pin"-tailed` adjective
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; -- said of birds.
Webster 1913

pin-tailed duck

  • noun long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
    pintail; Anas acuta.
WordNet

pin-tailed grouse

  • noun sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
    pin-tailed grouse; Pterocles alchata.
WordNet

pin-tailed sandgrouse

  • noun sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
    pin-tailed grouse; Pterocles alchata.
WordNet

pin-up

  • noun a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
    cover girl; lovely.
WordNet

pins and needles

  • noun a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation
WordNet

rolling pin

  • noun utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end; used to roll out dough
WordNet

rolling-pin

Roll"ing-pin` noun
Definitions
  1. A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness.
Webster 1913

Safety pin

  • noun a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user
WordNet
  • a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer.
Webster 1913

scatter pin

  • noun small pin usually worn in groups of two or more
WordNet

skittle pin

  • noun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
    skittle; ninepin.
WordNet

Split pin

  • (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place.
Webster 1913

Spring pin

  • (Locomotive Engines), an iron rod fitted between the springs and the axle boxes, to sustain and regulate the pressure on the axles.
Webster 1913

straight pin

  • noun pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together
WordNet

swivel pin

  • noun bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
    kingbolt; kingpin.
WordNet

Tack pins

  • (Naut.), belaying pins; also called jack pins.
Webster 1913

Thole pin

  • . Same as Thole.
Webster 1913

To pin, ∨ hang, on the sleeve of

  • to be, or make, dependent upon.
Webster 1913

To pin one's faith upon

  • to depend upon; to trust to.
Webster 1913

Wrest pin

  • (Piano Manuf.), one of the pins around which the ends of the wires are wound in a piano. Knight.
Webster 1913

wrist pin

  • noun pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
    gudgeon pin.
WordNet