Definition of pins

"pins" in the noun sense

1. pin

a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment

2. fall, pin

when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

3. peg, pin

small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

4. personal identification number, PIN, PIN number

a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts

5. pin, peg, stick

informal terms for the leg

"fever left him weak on his sticks"

6. pivot, pin

axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

7. pin, pin tumbler

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

8. pin, flag

flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

9. pin

a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

10. peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock

a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

11. bowling pin, pin

a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling set up in triangular groups of ten as the target

"pins" in the verb sense

1. trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise

to hold fast or prevent from moving

"The child was pinned under the fallen tree"

2. pin

attach or fasten with pins

"pin the needle to the shirt"

3. pin

pierce with a pin

"pin down the butterfly"

4. pin

chess) immobilize a piece

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for pins

Love is a duel with pins.

Needles and pins, needles and pins!
When a man marries his trouble begins. [ Proverb ]

He pins his faith upon another man's sleeve. [ Proverb ]

He is to be educated because he is a man, and not because he is to make shoes, nails, and pins. [ Channing ]

pins in Scrabble®

The word pins is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters pins:

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pins in Words With Friends™

The word pins is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters pins:

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(48)
SNIP
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Word Growth involving pins

Shorter words in pins

in ins

in pin

pi pin

Longer words containing pins

bobbypins

breastpins

chinkapins

chinquapins

corticotropins adrenocorticotropins

crankpins

doxepins

driftpins

duckpins

gonadotropins

hairpins

hatpins

inchpins linchpins

kingpins

lipotropins

lockpins

lupins

lynchpins

ninepins

oxylipins

pinscher pinschers

pinsetter pinsetters

pinspotter pinspotters

pinstripe pinstriped

pinstripe pinstriper

pinstripe pinstripes

pippins

pushpins

repins

scarfpins

somatotropins

spins backspins

spins clevispins

spins clothespins

spins downspins

spins electrospins

spins handspins

spins outspins

spins overspins

spins respins

spins sidespins

spins spinster spinsterhood

spins spinster spinsterish

spins spinster spinsterlike

spins spinster spinsterly

spins spinster spinsters

spins spinstress spinstresses

spins tailspins

spins topspins

spins underspins

stickpins

tailpins

tenpins

terrapins

thyrotropins

tiepins

underpins

unpins

wapinschaw wapinschawing wapinschawings

wapinschaw wapinschaws

wapinshaw wapinshawing wapinshawings

wapinshaw wapinshaws