hairpin

[ hair-pin ]

/ ˈhɛərˌpɪn /

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noun

a slender U-shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.

adjective

(of a road, curve in a road, etc.) sharply curved back, as in a U shape: a hairpin turn.

Origin of hairpin

First recorded in 1770–80; hair + pin

Words nearby hairpin

hairline fracture, hair net, hair of the dog that bit you, hair papilla, hairpiece, hairpin, hair-raiser, hair-raising, hair restorer, hair root, hairsbreadth

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Example sentences from the Web for hairpin

Carrey sings: "You're a big, big man with a little bitty gland, so you need something bigger with a hairpin trigger."
"Hee-Haw": Jim Carrey Mocks Gun Lovers & Charlton Heston In Spoof|Anna Klassen|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I never unplug,” says Edith Zimmerman, editor of The Hairpin.
Seven Things to Do on National Day of Unplugging|Sam Schlinkert|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He noticed it, saw a hairpin and two nickles and a card or two.
Stubble|George Looms
He kept his accounts rigorously, entering even the cost of repairing a hairpin for a ward.
Washington and his Comrades in Arms|George Wrong

The clicking ceased with sudden abruptness, and she prodded the carriage of the machine viciously with a hairpin.
Masters of the Wheat-Lands|Harold Bindloss
From "hairpin" to "hairpin" we went, these curves so sharp that at first it seemed impossible to make them without backing.
Europe from a Motor Car|Russell Richardson
Then—it was the least significant of trivialities—she plucked a hairpin from her hair, and began to button her glove.
The Man Who Was Good|Leonard Merrick

British Dictionary definitions for hairpin

hairpin

/ (ˈhɛəˌpɪn) /

noun

a thin double-pronged pin used by women to fasten the hair

(modifier) (esp of a bend in a road) curving very sharply

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单词	hairpin
释义	hairpin [ hair-pin ] / ˈhɛərˌpɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hairpin ON THESAURUS.COM noun a slender U-shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress. adjective (of a road, curve in a road, etc.) sharply curved back, as in a U shape: a hairpin turn. Origin of hairpin First recorded in 1770–80; hair + pin Words nearby hairpin hairline fracture, hair net, hair of the dog that bit you, hair papilla, hairpiece, hairpin, hair-raiser, hair-raising, hair restorer, hair root, hairsbreadth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hairpin Carrey sings: "You're a big, big man with a little bitty gland, so you need something bigger with a hairpin trigger." "Hee-Haw": Jim Carrey Mocks Gun Lovers & Charlton Heston In Spoof\|Anna Klassen\|March 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST “I never unplug,” says Edith Zimmerman, editor of The Hairpin. Seven Things to Do on National Day of Unplugging\|Sam Schlinkert\|March 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He noticed it, saw a hairpin and two nickles and a card or two. Stubble\|George Looms He kept his accounts rigorously, entering even the cost of repairing a hairpin for a ward. Washington and his Comrades in Arms\|George Wrong The clicking ceased with sudden abruptness, and she prodded the carriage of the machine viciously with a hairpin. Masters of the Wheat-Lands\|Harold Bindloss From "hairpin" to "hairpin" we went, these curves so sharp that at first it seemed impossible to make them without backing. Europe from a Motor Car\|Russell Richardson Then—it was the least significant of trivialities—she plucked a hairpin from her hair, and began to button her glove. The Man Who Was Good\|Leonard Merrick British Dictionary definitions for hairpin hairpin / (ˈhɛəˌpɪn) / noun a thin double-pronged pin used by women to fasten the hair (modifier) (esp of a bend in a road) curving very sharply Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hairpin clasp, fastener, pin, barrette, bobby pin
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hairpin

noun

adjective

Origin of hairpin

Words nearby hairpin

Example sentences from the Web for hairpin

British Dictionary definitions for hairpin

noun

Words related to hairpin