different between pins vs brooch

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?nz/
• Homophone: pens (pin-pen merger)

Noun

pins

1. plural of pin

Verb

pins

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pin

Anagrams

• Insp, NIPs, NPIs, Nips, PSNI, nips, snip, spin

Catalan

Noun

pins

1. plural of pin

French

Noun

pins m

1. plural of pin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the English plural of pin.

Noun

pins m (definite singular pinsen, indefinite plural pins or pinsar, definite plural pinsane)

1. a lapel pin

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

pins m (definite singular pinsen, indefinite plural pinsar, definite plural pinsane)
pins f (definite singular pinsa or pinsi, indefinite plural pinser, definite plural pinsene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by pinse f, m

References

• “pins” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Noun

pins m pl

1. plural of pin

English

Etymology

Variant of broach.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b???t?/
• (US) enPR: br?ch, IPA^(key): /b?o?t?/, /b?u?t?/
• Rhymes: -??t?, -u?t?
• Homophone: broach

Noun

brooch (plural brooches)

1. A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.

   Synonym: breastpin

   Hypernym: pin

2. A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.

Translations

Verb

brooch (third-person singular simple present brooches, present participle brooching, simple past and past participle brooched)

1. (transitive) To adorn as with a brooch.

References

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From the noun Brooch (“fallow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?o??/

Adjective

brooch (masculine broochen, neuter broocht, comparative méi brooch, superlative am broochsten)

1. fallow

Declension

Derived terms

• broochleeën
• broochleien