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pin·hole
(pĭn′hōl′)n.
A tiny puncture made by or as if by a pin.
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pinhole
(ˈpɪnˌhəʊl)n
1. a small hole made with or as if with a pin
2. (Archery) archery the exact centre of an archery target, in the middle of the gold zone
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pin•hole
(ˈpɪnˌhoʊl)n.
1. a small hole made by or as if by a pin.
2. a hole for a pin to go through; tiny aperture.
[1670–80]
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Noun | 1. | pinhole - a small puncture that might have been made by a pin puncture - a small hole made by a sharp object |
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Translations
ثَقْب صَغير
malá dírka
knappenåls-knappenålshul
sténopétrou d'épingle
tûhegynyi lyuk
nálargat
malá dierka
iğne deliği
pinhole
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pin
(pin) noun1. a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes. The papers are fastened together by a pin.
2. a similar but more ornamental object. a hat-pin.
verb – past tense, past participle pinned – 1. to fasten with a pin. She pinned the material together.
2. to hold by pressing against something. The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.
ˈpincushion noun a small cushion or similar object into which pins are pushed for keeping.
ˈpinhole noun a hole made by a pin. A pinhole camera does not need a lens.
ˈpinpoint verb to place or show very exactly. He pinpointed the position on the map.
ˈpin-up noun1. a picture of an attractive girl (or man), often pinned on a wall. He has dozens of pin-ups in his room; (also adjective) a pin-up girl.
2. the girl (or man). She's the favourite pin-up of the soldiers.
pin down to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise. I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.
pins and needles a tingling feeling in one's hands, arms, feet or legs. I've got pins and needles in my arm.
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