pin
a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
Type of:
fastener; fastening; holdfast; fixing
Types:
barrette
bitt pin
hairpin
hatpin
linchpin; lynchpin
peg; nog
rivet
safety pin
skewer
straight pin
wrist pin; gudgeon pin
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