Synonyms of the word brooch


BROOCHBREASTPIN - BROACH - CLASP - FASTEN - FIX - PIN - SECURE

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.

breastpin

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

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.

clasp

  • n. A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
  • n. (in the singular) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.
  • v. (transitive) To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
  • v. To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.

fasten

  • v. To attach or connect in a secure manner.
  • v. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.

fix

  • n. A repair or corrective action.
  • n. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
  • n. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
  • n. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game,…
  • n. A determination of location.
  • n. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace).
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
  • v. (transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
  • v. (transitive) To mend, to repair.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To prepare (food).
  • v. (transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular…
  • v. (transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
  • v. (transitive, mathematics, sematics) To map a (point or subset) to itself.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
  • v. (transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will…
  • v. (transitive, chemistry, biology) To convert into a stable or available form.
  • v. (intransitive) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
  • v. (intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal;…

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.

secure

  • adj. Free from attack or danger; protected.
  • adj. Free from the danger of theft; safe.
  • adj. Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
  • adj. Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
  • adj. Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
  • adj. Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
  • adj. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly…
  • adj. Overconfident; incautious; careless.
  • v. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
  • v. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against…
  • v. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
  • v. To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.

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