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pin noun

  /pɪn/ , [pʰɪn]
  • A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
keila
  • A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
nuppineula, nasta
  • A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
tappi, viritystappi
  • (electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
jalka, piikki, pinni
  • (engineering) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
kara
  • (chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.
kiinnitys
  • (informal, in plural) A leg.
koipi, tolppa
  • A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
listanaula
  • (curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
nänni
  • (UK, brewing) A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
ottinki
  • (US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
pinssi
  • A thing of small value; a trifle.
rahtu
  • (wrestling, professional wrestling) The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
selätys
sokka
  • The tenon of a dovetail joint.
tappi
  • (obsolete) A mood, a state of being.
tuuli

pin verb

  /pɪn/ , [pʰɪn]
  • (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
  • (chess, usually, in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
kiinnittää

PIN noun

  • Acronym of personal identification number.
PIN-koodi, tunnusluku
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