pin vs brooch

pin and brooch both are nouns.

pin and brooch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pin	Yes	No	Yes	No
brooch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, brooch is a hyponym of pin; that is, brooch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pin:

pin: a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
brooch: a decorative pin worn by women

Other hyponyms of pin include breastpin, broach, scatter pin, stickpin, scarfpin, tie tack, tiepin.

pin (noun)	brooch (noun)
a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things	a decorative pin worn by women
a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
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
informal terms for the leg
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

pin (verb)	brooch (verb)
(chess) immobilize a piece	fasten with or as if with a brooch
attach or fasten with pins
pierce with a pin
to hold fast or prevent from moving

Difference between pin and brooch

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