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pinion
noun as in cog
noun as in feather
noun as in limb
verb as in bind
Strong matches
verb as in disable
Strong matches
verb as in immobilize
Strong matches
verb as in pin
verb as in restrain
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Example Sentences
There is only one substantial object in the show, a set of wooden stocks for pinioning the legs of multiple enslaved people.
LeVisqueux dumped the contents of his knapsack on the floor: a rope, some pinions, a pair of pulleys, and a stack of nylon tote bags with drawstring tops.
But in hot, drought-stricken mixed forests, bark beetles first land on nearby limber and pinion pines, generating new broods that can attack bristlecones, overwhelming their defense systems.
The French he translated as “my heart is full of your image”; the Italian, as something like “t’ward thee my thought unfurls its pinions.”
Engineering-wise, the Next Gen car includes an independent rear suspension and rack and pinion steering that’s more reactive to slight driver adjustments.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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