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1hairpin
noun hair·pin \-ˌpin\
: a pin that is worn in your hair; especially : a pin shaped like a U that is worn to hold your hair in place
: an extremely sharp turn in a road that is shaped like a U
Full Definition of HAIRPIN
1
: a pin to hold the hair in place; specifically : a long U-shaped pin
2
: something shaped like a hairpin; specifically : a sharp U-shaped turn in a road
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First Known Use of HAIRPIN
1771
Rhymes with HAIRPIN
add-in, again, akin, all-in, backspin, bearskin, begin, Benin, blow in, Boleyn, bowfin, break-in, bring in, buckskin, build in, built-in, burn-in, butt in, calfskin, call in, call-in, capeskin, cash in, cave-in, chagrin, check in, check-in, chime in, chip in, clothespin, come in, coonskin, crankpin, cut in, deerskin, dig in, doeskin, do in, draw in, drive-in, drop in, duckpin, dustbin, edge in, fade-in, fall in, fill in, fill-in, foreskin, Fuxin, get in, give in, goatskin, go in, Guilin, hand in, hang in, Harbin, has-been, headpin, herein, horn in, Jilin, kick in, kidskin, kingpin, lambskin, lay in, lead-in, lie-in, linchpin, live-in, lived-in, lobe-fin, locked-in, log in, look-in, love-in, moleskin, move in, munchkin, Nankin, ninepin, no-win, oilskin, phone-in, pigskin, pinyin, pitch in, plug-in, plugged-in, pull in, punch in, pushpin, put in, rub in, ruin, run in, run-in, saimin, scarfpin, scarfskin, sealskin, send in, set in, sharkskin, shear pin, sheepskin, shoo-in, shut-in, sidespin, sign in, sit-in, sleep in, sleep-in, sloe gin, snakeskin, sock in, stand in, stand-in, step in, stickpin, suck in, swanskin, swear in, swim fin, tail fin, tailspin, take in, tap-in, teach-in, tenpin, therein, tholepin, threadfin, throw in, tie-in, tiepin, tip-in, toe-in, Tonkin, topspin, trade in, trade-in, tune in, tuned-in, Turin, turn in, unpin, walk-in, wear thin, weigh in, wherein, whip in, wineskin, win-win, within, woolskin, work in, wrist pin, write-in, Yeltsin
2hairpin
adjective
Definition of HAIRPIN
: having the shape of a hairpin <a hairpin turn>; also : having hairpin turns <a steep hairpin road>
First Known Use of HAIRPIN
1887
HAIRPIN[1] Defined for Kids
hairpin
noun hair·pin \ˈher-ˌpin\
Definition of HAIRPIN for Kids
: a pin in the shape of a U for holding the hair in place
Medical Dictionary
hairpin
noun hair·pin \ˈha(ə)r-ˌpin, ˈhe(ə)r-\
Medical Definition of HAIRPIN
: a region in single-stranded RNA or DNA that is double-stranded due to pairing between purine and pyrimidine bases in adjacent sequences of the RNA or DNA that are complementary and inverted—called also hairpin loop
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