(n.) A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt.
(n.) Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc.
(n.) Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle.
(n.) That which resembles a pin in its form or use
(n.) A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
(n.) A linchpin.
(n.) A rolling-pin.
(n.) A clothespin.
(n.) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
(n.) The tenon of a dovetail joint.
(n.) One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink.
(n.) The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center.
(n.) Mood; humor.
(n.) Caligo. See Caligo.
(n.) An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.
(n.) The leg; as, to knock one off his pins.
(n.) To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together.
Example Sentences:
(1) However, while the precise nature of the city’s dietary problems is hard to pin down, the picture regarding physical activity is much clearer.
(2) In difficult fractures we feel that change from external to internal fixation should be performed earlier; it makes early removal of the fixator pins possible and prevents the problems associated with prolonged use of fixator frames.
(3) The changes in nuclear morphology (karyometry) and DNA content in prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) were analyzed on tissue sections.
(4) They had been pinning their hopes on Alan Johnson who has, in their eyes, the natural authority and ease of manner which Miliband has struggled to develop.
(5) During powder compaction on a Manesty Betapress, peak pressures, Pmax, are reached before the punches are vertically aligned with the centres of the upper and lower compression roll support pins.
(6) In the absence of boxes or grooves, pins markedly enhanced both retention and resistance.
(7) Small threaded pins do not cause femoral head rotation.
(8) A Charnley apparatus or turnbuckles placed between the pins on each side of the fracture provided the mechanical advantage for repositioning the fracture fragments and achieving rigid fixation during healing.
(9) Ankle arthrodesis treated by external fixation frequently results in complications from pin tract infections, loss of position, nonunion, and malunion.
(10) There were no cases of pin-track osteomyelitis, fractures through pintracks, or neurovascular damage from pin insertion.
(11) We discuss the indications for operative treatment and the technique of internal fixation with 3 resorbable pins.
(12) Major pin-tract infections are a potentially dangerous complication associated with the use of skeletal transfixation pins.
(13) The OECD pinned the blame for the disadvantage for girls in maths and science on low expectations among parents and teachers, as well as lack of self-confidence and what it called the ability to “think like a scientist” in answering problems.
(14) Retrograde intramedullary pinning was accomplished in all calves, using 2 (n = 4 calves) or 3 (n = 8 calves) pins.
(15) The defective pinF gene is suggested to hae the same origin as P-pin on e14 by the restriction map of the fragment cloned from a Pin+ transductant that was obtained in transduction from S. flexneri to E. coli delta pin.
(16) The document says that Sienna Miller suspected her mobile phone was not secure and changed it twice, but Mulcaire's handwritten notes show that he succeeded in obtaining the new number, account number, pin code and password for all three phones.
(17) The probe tip was a gold-plated pin, insulated from the saliva by soft wax.
(18) One hundred patients were treated with the Rydell four-flanged nail and 100 with the Gouffon pins.
(19) In AP and lateral radiographs of the hip, measurements are made of the cervicofemoral angles, the diameter of the femoral head and neck, and the distances from the central femoral neck axis to each pin.
(20) Subjective pain ratings of mucosal pin-prick decreased a surprisingly small degree after application of both solutions.
Skittles
Definition:
(v. t.) An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins.
Example Sentences:
(1) Officials said the driver weaved along the road, knocking people down “like skittles”, for at least 2km (1.2 miles).
(2) im gona do a documntry like super size me but with skittles.
(3) Trump Jr drew ire during the campaign for agreeing to an interview with a prominent white nationalist and for comparing Syrian refugees to Skittles.
(4) Zimmerman weighs 250lbs and had a 9mm handgun; Martin, 17, weighed 140lbs and had a packet of Skittles and a can of iced tea.
(5) Do the good people at Skittles think he’s still relevant?
(6) On Saturday, vigils organise by the veteran civil rights campaigner Al Sharpton will be held across the US to protest against the acquittal of Zimmerman, who shot 17-year-old Martin as he returned home armed with nothing more than a bag of Skittles and a drink from a convenience store.
(7) She described identifying and photographing items near the body, including a bullet casing, Martin's keys, cellphone, headphones and a bag of Skittles he had just bought at a 7-Eleven convenience store less than a mile away.
(8) September 20, 2016 One Twitter user has suggested how Wrigley, the company that owns Skittles, could respond.
(9) Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) I think we should stop eating any #Skittles .
(10) Trayvon Martin was going to the store for Skittles.
(11) In 1987, he stood for parliament in the Greenwich byelection, as a candidate for the Rainbow Alliance Beer, Fags and Skittles party, polling 174 votes.
(12) Pete Haviland-Eduah (@TheNotoriousPHE) We can't swim, we can't buy skittles, we can't listen to loud music, we can't shop, we can't play, we can't breathe, we can't pray.
(13) September 20, 2016 Nicky Woolf (@NickyWoolf) TRUMP CAMPAIGN: what if we told you three skittles in this bowl are- ME: *in front of empty bowl of skittles, through mouthful* mmf whhf?
(14) On 26 February 2012 Martin was on his way home, minding his own business armed only with a can of iced tea and a bag of Skittles.
(15) mainlee cos i luv skittles and i think ppl wud like to see me eat them.
(16) The following sports were examined: callisthenics, hiking, golf, skittles, bowling, curling, games, jogging, cycling, rowing, swimming, alpine skiing, long-distance skiing, dancing, and tennis.
(17) And how many of the fans eating it will get a little experimental and try putting the Skittles inside the burger (before realising what a terrible mistake that was)?
(18) While this celebration provides an important (not to mention fun) outlet for self-expression, we must not forget that life for GLBTIQ (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer) people in contemporary Australia is not all beer and skittles.
(19) The song Hittin' Skittles was about someone I knew, but also about the Prince song The Ballad of Dorothy Parker .
(20) matt blaze (@mattblaze) If you told me that three @skittles in each bowl are poisonous, I'd look at the data and conclude that you're wrong about Skittle safety.