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Pinion

noun
/ˈpɪnjən/
Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounA wing.
2.nounThe joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.
3.nounAny of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
4.nounA moth of the genus Lithophane.
5.nounA fetter for the arm.
6.verbTo cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
7.verbTo bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.
8.verb(transferred sense) To restrain; to limit.

Synonyms

shacklequillquill featherflight featherpennongearsprocketpulleyattacksteeringcompanionpinionists

Rhymes With

opinionminionpublic opinionterritorial dominiondissenting opinionconcurring opiniondifference of opinionmajority opinion
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