Synonyms of the word

broach

• n. A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel.
• n. (masonry) A broad chisel for stone-cutting.
• n. Alternative spelling of brooch.
• n. A spit for cooking food.
• n. An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
• n. (architecture, Britain, dialect) A spire rising from a tower.
• n. A spit-like start on the head of a young stag.
• n. The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
• n. The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
• v. (transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
• v. (transitive) To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To begin discussion about (something).
• v. (intransitive) To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.
• v. (transitive) To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually…
• v. (transitive) To be overcome or submerged by a wave or surge of water.

breastpin

• n. An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area.

brooch

• n. A piece of women’s ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper…
• n. A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.
• v. (transitive) To adorn as with a brooch.

discuss

• v. (obsolete, transitive) To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.
• v. (transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To break to pieces; to shatter.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To deal with, in eating or drinking.
• v. (transitive, law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal…

initiate

• adj. (obsolete) Unpractised; untried; new.
• adj. (obsolete) Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the rudiments; newly admitted.
• n. A new member of an organization.
• n. One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
• v. (transitive) To begin; to start.
• v. To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
• v. To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
• v. (intransitive) To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.

pin

• n. A sewing pin, sometimes called a ballhead pin, which is a needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out…
• n. A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
• n. A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
• n. (wrestling) The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed…
• n. A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
• n. (in plural pins; informal) A leg.
• n. (electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
• n. A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
• n. (US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing…
• n. (chess) A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece…
• n. (golf) The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole.
• n. (curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area).
• n. (dated) A mood, a state of being.
• n. One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
• n. (medicine, obsolete) caligo.
• n. A thing of small value; a trifle.
• n. A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
• n. (engineering) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
• n. The tenon of a dovetail joint.
• n. (Britain, brewing) A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
• n. (informal) A pinball machine.
• v. (often followed by a preposition such as to or on) To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
• v. (chess, usually passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
• v. (wrestling) To pin down (someone).
• v. To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
• v. (computing, graphical user interface) To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.
• v. Alternative form of peen.