Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pin | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fix | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pin (noun) | fix (noun) |
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a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things | the act of putting something in working order again |
a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment | an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear |
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns | a determination of the place where something is |
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing | something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug |
a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target | informal terms for a difficult situation |
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) | fix (verb) |
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(chess) immobilize a piece | make infertile |
attach or fasten with pins | make fixed, stable or stationary |
pierce with a pin | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken |
to hold fast or prevent from moving | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study |
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc | |
decide upon or fix definitely | |
take vengeance on or get even | |
cause to be firmly attached | |
put (something somewhere) firmly | |
prepare for eating by applying heat | |
set or place definitely | |
to be about to do something | |
influence an event or its outcome by illegal means |