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6 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• pindown n. (UK) solitary confinement, formerly used as a method of punishment in children’s homes.
• pindown n. (Military) A hypothetical nuclear attack using a barrage of missiles to disrupt the target’s ability…
• pin␣down v. To attach or secure with pins.
• pin␣down v. (Idiomatic) To identify something (e.g. a decision or plan) clearly or specifically.
• pin␣down v. (Wrestling) To hold the opponent back-first so both his or her shoulders touch the mat or ground.
• pin␣down v. (Idiomatic) To corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.

51 English words from 6 English definitions

ability answer attach attack back barrage both children clearly confinement corner decision disrupt firm first formerly get ground her his hold homes hypothetical identify Idiomatic in␣order in␣order␣to mat method Military missiles nuclear opponent order pins plan punishment secure shoulders solitary solitary␣confinement somebody something specifically target the touch used using with Wrestling

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

pindownable

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

spindowns unpindownable un-pin-downable

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

spindown spin␣down

17 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

dow Dow down Down down- Ind IND ind. Ind. in␣d. indo Indo- indow own pin PIN pind

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

DNI nip Nip NIP NWO ODN

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

pins␣down spindown spin␣down

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Pinnow Windon

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

pins␣down

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