pin (noun)

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• pin — ► NOUN 1) a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc. 2) a metal projection from a plug or an integrated circuit. 3) a small brooch or badge. 4) Medicine a… …   English terms dictionary

• PIN — [ pın ] noun count personal identification number: a set of four numbers that you put into a CASH MACHINE in order to take money out of your bank account …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pin — pin1 [ pın ] noun count ** 1. ) a small thin piece of metal with a sharp point, used for holding cloth in place while you are sewing 2. ) a piece of jewelry that you wear on your clothes. British brooch a ) a thin pointed piece of metal worn on… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pin — I. /pɪn / (say pin) noun 1. a small, slender, sometimes tapered or pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, or hold things together, to hang things upon, to stop up holes, or to convey or check motion; a bolt; peg. 2. a small, thin… …  

• PIN — /pɪn / (say pin) noun Also, PIN number, Pin number. 1. personal identification number; a sequence of numbers and/or letters used as part of an identification procedure in electronic banking, etc., as in gaining access to a computerised bank… …  

• 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 • Hypernyms: ↑crimp * * * noun : a curl made usually by dampening a strand of hair with water or lotion, coiling it smoothly, and… …   Useful english dictionary

• PIN — [pɪn] noun [countable] BANKING personal identification number; a secret number given to you by your bank that you use when getting money from a cash machine with a card; = PIN number: • We will notify you of your PIN shortly after the account is… …   Financial and business terms

• pin money — noun cash for day to day spending on incidental expenses • Syn: ↑pocket money, ↑spending money • Hypernyms: ↑cash, ↑hard cash, ↑hard currency * * * noun [noncount] old fashioned : money that is used for small expenses …   Useful english dictionary

• PIN number — noun a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts • Syn: ↑personal identification number, ↑PIN • Hypernyms: ↑number, ↑identification number * * * PIN [pɪn] …   Useful english dictionary

• pin wrench — noun a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned • Hypernyms: ↑wrench, ↑spanner * * * noun : a wrench having a projecting pin to enter a hole (as in a nut or cylinder) to make a hold * * * a wrench having …   Useful english dictionary

• pin·stripe — /ˈpınˌstraıp/ noun, pl stripes 1 [count] : a thin vertical stripe on cloth a dark suit with white pinstripes often used before another noun a pinstripe pattern/shirt/suit 2 pinstripes [plural] : a suit with pinstripes a man dressed in pinstripes …   Useful english dictionary