Synonyms of the word

pinion

• n. A wing.
• n. (ornithology) The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.
• n. (ornithology) Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
• n. A moth of the genus Lithophane.
• n. (obsolete) A fetter for the arm.
• v. (with the bird or the wing as the object) To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable…
• v. (with the person or the arms as the object) To bind the arms of any one, so as to deprive him of their…
• n. The smallest gear in a gear drive train.

cogwheel

• n. A gear wheel.
• n. (When used attributively) Something behaving in similar, jerky, manner as a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration…

confine

• v. (transitive) To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area.
• v. To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with.
• n. Limit.

disable

• v. (transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of.
• v. (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
• v. to deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device.
• adj. (obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.

disenable

• v. (obsolete, transitive) To disable; to disqualify.

feather

• n. A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection…
• n. Long hair on the lower legs of a dog or horse, especially a draft horse, notably the Clydesdale breed…
• n. One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.
• n. A longitudinal strip projecting from an object to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object…
• n. Kind; nature; species (from the proverbial phrase "birds of a feather").
• n. One of the two shims of the three-piece stone-splitting tool known as plug and feather or plug and feathers;…
• n. The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float, with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves…
• v. To cover or furnish with feathers.
• v. To arrange in the manner or appearance of feathers.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, rowing) To rotate the oars while they are out of the water to reduce wind resistance.
• v. (aeronautics) To streamline the blades of an aircraft's propeller by rotating them perpendicular to the…
• v. (carpentry, engineering) To finely shave or bevel an edge.
• v. (computer graphics) To intergrade or blend the pixels of an image with those of a background or neighboring…
• v. To adorn, as with feathers; to fringe.
• v. To render light as a feather; to give wings to.
• v. To enrich; to exalt; to benefit.
• v. To tread, as a cock.
• v. (snooker) To accidentally touch the cue ball with the tip of the cue when taking aim.

gear

• n. (uncountable) equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
• n. Clothing; garments.
• n. (obsolete) goods; property; household items.
• n. (countable) a wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices…
• n. (countable) a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio…
• n. (countable) a configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of…
• n. (slang) recreational drugs, including steroids.
• n. (uncountable, archaic) stuff.
• n. (obsolete) business matters; affairs; concern.
• n. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) anything worthless; nonsense; rubbish.
• v. (engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear…
• v. (engineering, intransitive) To be in, or come into, gear.
• v. To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
• adj. (mostly British (Scouse)) great or fantastic.

hold

• adj. (obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
• v. (transitive) To grasp or grip.
• v. (transitive) To contain or store.
• v. (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
• v. (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
• v. (tennis, transitive, intransitive) To win one's own service game.
• v. To take place, to occur.
• v. To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
• v. (archaic) To derive right or title.
• n. A grasp or grip.
• n. A place where animals are held for safety.
• n. An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
• n. Something reserved or kept.
• n. Power over someone or something.
• n. The ability to persist.
• n. The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
• n. (wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
• n. (exercise (sport)) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time.
• n. (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
• n. (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
• n. (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
• n. The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
• n. A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
• n. (video games, dated) A pause facility.
• n. The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when…
• n. (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).

incapacitate

• v. (transitive) to make incapable (of doing something).

pennon

• n. A thin triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.
• n. (nautical) A pennant; a long pointed streamer or flag on a vessel.
• n. A wing; a pinion.

plumage

• n. Feathers, either covering a bird or used ornamentally.
• n. Finery or elaborate dress.

plume

• n. A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one.
• n. The furry tail of certain dog breeds (e.g. Samoyed, Malteagle) that stands erect or curls over their backs.
• n. A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet.
• n. A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
• n. An area over which (or aspace into which) a dispersed substance has spread or fanned out; a cloud.
• n. An upward spray of water or mist.
• n. (geology) An upwelling of molten material from the Earth's mantle.
• n. (astronomy) An arc of glowing material erupting from the surface of a star.
• n. A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental…
• v. (transitive) To preen and arrange the feathers of.
• v. (transitive) To congratulate (oneself) proudly.
• v. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage; also, to peel.
• v. To adorn with feathers or plumes.
• v. To form a plume.
• v. To write; to pen.

quill

• n. The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
• n. A pen made from a feather.
• n. (figuratively) Any pen.
• n. A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine…
• n. A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
• n. The pen of a squid.
• n. (music) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
• n. (music) The tube of a musical instrument.
• n. Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or…
• v. To pierce or be pierced with quills.
• v. (figuratively) To write.
• v. To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
• v. To decorate with quillwork.
• v. (US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies, transitive) To subject (a woman who is giving…

restrain

• v. (transitive) To control or keep in check.
• v. (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
• v. (transitive) To restrict or limit.

shackle

• n. A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in plural,…
• n. A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured…
• n. (figuratively, usually in the plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
• n. A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
• n. A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
• n. Stubble.
• v. To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
• v. By extension, to render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of someone or something.

wing

• n. An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly; a similar fin at the side…
• n. (slang) Human arm.
• n. Part of an airplane that produces the lift for rising into the air.
• n. One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
• n. One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
• n. (botany) Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of…
• n. (botany) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
• n. A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
• n. Passage by flying; flight.
• n. Motive or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
• n. A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.
• n. Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air,…
• n. An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
• n. A fraction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
• n. An organizational grouping in a military aviation service.
• n. (Britain) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
• n. (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
• n. (nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the…
• n. (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
• n. (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger.
• n. (botany) A flattened extension of a tridimensional plant organ.
• n. (typography, informal, rare) A háček.
• n. (theater) One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
• n. (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
• v. (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the arm.
• v. (intransitive) To fly.
• v. (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
• v. (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
• v. (transitive) To throw.