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- [pin-yuh n]
- /ˈpɪn yən/
- /ˈpɪn.jən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pin-yuh n]
- /ˈpɪn yən/
Definitions of pinion word
- noun pinion the distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges. 1
- noun pinion the wing of a bird. 1
- noun pinion a feather. 1
- noun pinion the flight feathers collectively. 1
- verb with object pinion to cut off the pinion of (a wing) or bind (the wings), as in order to prevent a bird from flying. 1
- verb with object pinion to disable or restrain (a bird) in such a manner. 1
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Origin of pinion
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < French pignon cogwheel, Middle French peignon, derivative of peigne comb, variant of pigne < Latin pectin- (stem of pecten) comb; see pecten
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Parts of speech for Pinion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pinion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pinion
verb pinion
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- choke back — If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
- cinched — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
noun pinion
- aileron — An aileron is a section on the back edge of the wing of an aircraft that can be raised or lowered in order to control the aircraft's movement.
- airfoil — a cross section of an aileron, wing, tailplane, or rotor blade
- calamus — any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus, some species of which are a source of rattan and canes
- cog — A cog is a wheel with square or triangular teeth around the edge, which is used in a machine to turn another wheel or part.
- cogwheel — a wheel with a rim notched into teeth, which mesh with those of another wheel or of a rack to transmit or receive motion
Antonyms for pinion
verb pinion
noun pinion
- headquarters — a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always in touch with headquarters.
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