pin vs leg

pin and leg both are nouns.

pin is a verb but leg is not a verb.

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

As nouns, leg is a hypernym of pin; that is, leg is a word with a broader meaning than pin:

pin: informal terms for the leg
leg: a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

pin (noun)	leg (noun)
a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things	a section or portion of a journey or course
a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment	(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns	a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing	one of the supports for a piece of furniture
a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target	a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green	a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
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	a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
informal terms for the leg	the limb of an animal used for food
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.	a part of a forked or branching shape
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

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

Difference between pin and leg

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