How to Spell pin

pin

pin - noun

  • A piece of solid material (such as wood or metal) used especially for fastening things together or as a support by which one thing may be suspended from another
  • The center peg of a target
  • Something that resembles a pin especially in slender elongated form
  • A peg for regulating the tension of the strings of a musical instrument
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"an electrical connector pin"

Etymology

Old English

Middle English, from Old English pinn (akin to Old High German pfinn peg), perhaps from Latin pinna quill, feather

Word family

pins, pinned, pinning