Brooch Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "PIN" which means:

noun
• • A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
• • A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
• • When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
• • Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
• • Informal terms for the leg
• • Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
• • Cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
• • Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
• • A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
• • A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
• • A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
verb
• • To hold fast or prevent from moving
• • Attach or fasten with pins
• • Pierce with a pin
• • (chess) immobilize a piece

An example sentence would be:

• • "She used a pin to hold her hair in place."
• • "He inserted the pin into the balloon and it popped."

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