safety pin

1. A pin in the form of a clasp, having a sheath to cover and hold the point.

2. A pin that prevents the premature or accidental detonation of an explosive device, such as a bomb or grenade.

safety pin

1. a spring wire clasp with a covering catch, made so as to shield the point when closed and to prevent accidental unfastening

2. (Military) another word for pin [9]

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Noun

safety pin - a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user

pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

Translations

safety pin n → spilla da balia or di sicurezza

safety pin → دبوس أمان zavírací špendlík sikkerhedsnål Sicherheitsnadel παραμάνα imperdible hakaneula épingle à nourrice sigurnosna igla spilla da balia 安全ピン 안전핀 veiligheidsspeld sikkerhetsnål agrafka alfinete английская булавка säkerhetsnål เข็มกลัด kilitli iğne kim-băng 别针

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arm or de-arm arming pin fasten fibula PIN pin down pinning safe safety thinness	I feared to wake her all at once, so, in order to have my hands free to help her, I fastened the shawl at her throat with a big safety pin. Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context She stretched out her strong young arms to the crowing baby, sat down in a chair with the child, turned her upside down unceremoniously, took from her waistband and scornfully flung away a crooked pin, walked with her (still in a highly reversed position) to the bureau, selected a large safety pin, and proceeded to attach her brief red flannel petticoat to a sort of shirt that she wore. Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context	safety deposit box safety device safety distance safety factor safety feature safety film safety fuse safety fuze safety glass safety harness safety hat safety height safety island Safety Islands safety isle safety lamp safety lane safety level of supply safety line safety lock safety margin safety match safety net safety nut safety orange safety pin Safety plug safety rail safety razor safety squeeze safety squeeze play Safety switch safety touch Safety touchdown Safety tube safety valve safety wire safety zone safety-deposit safety-related safetyman saffian Safflow safflower safflower oil safflower seed saffranine saffron saffron crocus Saffron wood Saffron yellow	Safety Of Flight Safety of Flight Radar Operator Safety of Flight Requirements SAFety of Knowledge-Based Systems Safety of Life at Sea Safety of Life in Tunnels Safety of Operations Safety of Use Message Safety Office Safety Office of Policy Analysis Safety Officer Safety Officer Training Academy Safety Operations, Labs and Conceptual Engineering safety orange Safety Organization of the Philippines, Inc. Safety Oriented First Aid Safety Oversight Audit safety pacing-ventricular Safety Parameter Display System Safety Performance Analysis System Safety Performance Management System Safety Performance Measurement System Safety Performance Solutions, Inc. Safety Petty Officer of the Day safety pin safety pin appearance safety pinion Safety pins Safety pins Safety Plan Safety plug Safety plug Safety Policies and Procedures Manual Safety Policy Directorate safety post Safety Pre-Task Plan Card Safety Precedence Sequence Safety Professional of the Year Safety Program Airmen Notification System Safety Program Development and Evaluation Technique Safety Program Manager Safety Project Office safety prop Safety Publication Safety Purpose Agenda Code-Of-Conduct Expectations Roles Safety Quality Assurance Representative Safety Quality Delivery Cost Safety Quality Licensing Office Safety Quotient safety rail safety rail Safety rating

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arm or de-arm
arming pin
fasten
fibula
PIN
pin down
pinning
safe
safety
thinness

I feared to wake her all at once, so, in order to have my hands free to help her, I fastened the shawl at her throat with a big safety pin.

Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context

She stretched out her strong young arms to the crowing baby, sat down in a chair with the child, turned her upside down unceremoniously, took from her waistband and scornfully flung away a crooked pin, walked with her (still in a highly reversed position) to the bureau, selected a large safety pin, and proceeded to attach her brief red flannel petticoat to a sort of shirt that she wore.

Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context

Safety Of Flight
Safety of Flight Radar Operator
Safety of Flight Requirements
SAFety of Knowledge-Based Systems
Safety of Life at Sea
Safety of Life in Tunnels
Safety of Operations
Safety of Use Message
Safety Office
Safety Office of Policy Analysis
Safety Officer
Safety Officer Training Academy
Safety Operations, Labs and Conceptual Engineering
safety orange
Safety Organization of the Philippines, Inc.
Safety Oriented First Aid
Safety Oversight Audit
safety pacing-ventricular
Safety Parameter Display System
Safety Performance Analysis System
Safety Performance Management System
Safety Performance Measurement System
Safety Performance Solutions, Inc.
Safety Petty Officer of the Day

safety pin

safety pin appearance
safety pinion
Safety pins
Safety pins
Safety Plan
Safety plug
Safety plug
Safety Policies and Procedures Manual
Safety Policy Directorate
safety post
Safety Pre-Task Plan Card
Safety Precedence Sequence
Safety Professional of the Year
Safety Program Airmen Notification System
Safety Program Development and Evaluation Technique
Safety Program Manager
Safety Project Office
safety prop
Safety Publication
Safety Purpose Agenda Code-Of-Conduct Expectations Roles
Safety Quality Assurance Representative
Safety Quality Delivery Cost
Safety Quality Licensing Office
Safety Quotient
safety rail
safety rail
Safety rating