#pin a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
supertype: holdfast__fastener__fastening restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
part: head.projection pinhead point.end shank.cylinder
subtype: barrette a pin for holding women's hair in place
subtype: bitt_pin a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
subtype: hairpin a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
subtype: bobby_pin__bobbypin__hairgrip__grip a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip"
subtype: bodkin.hairpin formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
subtype: hatpin a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
subtype: linchpin__lynchpin pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
subtype: peg.pin a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
subtype: golf_tee__tee a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground
subtype: tent_peg a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent
subtype: treenail__trenail__trunnel a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
subtype: rivet heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
subtype: safety_pin a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user
subtype: skewer a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
subtype: spit a skewer for holding meat over a fire
subtype: turnspit a roasting spit that can be turned
subtype: straight_pin pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together
subtype: toggle a wooden peg or pin inserted into the eye at the end of rope in order to fasten it to something
subtype: wrist_pin__wristpin__gudgeon_pin__gudgeonpin pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
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