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pin

20 3.0
A message or post kept at the top of a page so it stays visible
  • noun
  • /pɪn/
  • Texting
translation icon : publicación fijada
  • Leave a comment with a link to your Tumblr post and/or your Pinterest pin in the comments section here.

I mean, because some of my advice is like pinned on social media.

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Examples

  • Also, the link is pinned to the top of my Twitter page at Rich Roll.

  • Users then create pins to mark and identify locations.

    Academic text (2014)
  • It's why it's pinned as my main Instagram post on my account.

  • Pinterest's 'Profile' widget allows you to display up to 30 of your latest pins anywhere on your website.

    Blog text (2)
  • Curiously, LoveIt has a "pin it" button next to its tweet and Like buttons.

    Blog text (18)
  • The announcement about the new feature is pinned at the top of my Facebook page.

  • You can view the pinned post on my profile to see the latest updates.

  • She pinned an important message to the top of the forum for everyone to see.

Synonyms

post
vspin
  • Texting
3.3

A message, photo, or comment shared on social media

is fixed to the top so it stays prominently visible
posting
vspin
  • Texting
118 2.1

A public message put on a board or online

is fixed at the top of a profile to remain visible

Idioms

to care a pin
  • Archaic
9.9

To not mind something at all

A phrase people say to make fun of someone who brags

Compounds

11 2.2

A small metal clip that holds hair in place

7 1.5

A long round tool for flattening dough in the kitchen

5 1.8

A secret number that lets you access bank or phone accounts

firing pin
  • Specialized
5 6.8

A small metal part inside a gun that hits the cartridge to start the bullet moving

4 1.0

A small metal thing with a sharp point and a cover that holds clothes together

3 1.4

A heavy wooden thing shaped like a club that players try to knock down in bowling

cotter pin
  • Specialized
2 7.4

A metal pin with split ends that you put through a hole and bend apart to hold parts together

pin money
  • Archaic
1 6.1

A small amount of money kept for personal expenses

pin tumbler
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A set of small metal pins inside a lock that a key lines up to open it

1 2.6

A thin piece of metal with a sharp end that holds cloth or paper

safety pin
  • Neologism
1 2.7

A small metal object worn on clothing to show support for a person or group

1 5.8

A small curl made by twisting damp hair and holding it with a pin

pin oak
  • US
1 5.0

A large oak tree that grows fast with deeply cut leaves and bright red color in autumn

belaying pin
  • Specialized
9.2

A short wooden or metal bar that holds a rope when you wrap it around

bitt pin
  • Specialized
9.9

A pin people place across a post on a ship to stop a rope from slipping off

1.4

A small clip made of wood or plastic that holds clothes on a line while they dry

2.3

A short pin with a flat head that attaches paper to a wall or board

dowel pin
  • Specialized
6.7

A small round metal or wooden rod that you put into holes in two pieces to hold them together

gudgeon pin
  • Specialized
9.9

A metal pin that joins the piston to the connecting rod in an engine so the piston can turn slightly

A small to medium oak tree from east-central North America with leaves that have many sharp points

9.8

A weed with reddish stems and small purple flowers used as food for farm animals

pin bone
  • Specialized
9.4

A small hard part inside a sirloin steak between the flat bone and the porterhouse

8.5

A small tree or bush with bright red sour fruit

9.9

A spreading plant with reddish flowers grown for animal food

6.5

A machine you play by hitting buttons to move a metal ball

pin wrench
  • Specialized
7.9

A wrench with pins that fit into holes to turn round nuts like locknuts

A duck with a long neck and long thin tail feathers

A bird with very long middle tail feathers

A bird with long middle tail feathers that lives in Europe and Africa

pin-up art
  • NSFW
7.5

Pictures of women posed in an attractive, old-fashioned style

pin-up
  • NSFW
7.5

A picture of an attractive person or the person shown

A small decorative pin worn on clothes, often in groups

swivel pin
  • Specialized
7.5

A metal part that turns to let a car's wheel move when you steer

6.8

A small wooden target that players knock down in the game of skittles

wrist pin
  • Specialized
8.5

A metal rod placed through wrist bones to hold them still while they heal

wrist pin
  • Specialized
8.6

A small metal rod that joins a piston to the rod that moves it in an engine

How Saved

pin
  • Texting
20 3.0
to favorite
  • Texting
2 2.7
starred
  • Texting
3.7
bookmark
  • Texting
9 2.6

Surface Forms

pin singular
pins plural

Etymology

Pin for a top message comes from the picture of fixing a note with a real pin, from old English pinn meaning 'peg'. So a pinned post stays fixed at the top like a note on a board.