Meaning

4 senses
  1. A pin or fastener for the hair.

    Haarnadel

    шпи́лькаšpílʹka, шпи́лька для воло́сšpílʹka dlja volós, зако́лкаzakólka

    шпи́лька для воло́ссяšpýlʹka dlja volóssja, шпи́лькаšpýlʹka

    a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place

  2. A kind of ribozyme; hairpin ribozyme.

  3. (attributive)A very tight bend in a road; a hairpin bend.

  4. An elongated horizontal v-shaped sign placed underneath a staff to indicate a crescendo or decrescendo.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. I need some hairpins and bobby pins.

    ruМне нужны шпильки и заколки для волос. — sharptoothed

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  2. She unlocked the car with a hairpin.

    deSie schloss das Auto mit einer Haarnadel auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. She unlocked the car using a hairpin.

    deSie schloss das Auto mit einer Haarnadel auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. The quickest way through a hairpin turn is drifting.

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  5. She unlocked the car door by means of a hairpin.

    deSie schloss die Autotür mit Hilfe einer Haarnadel auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
pin or fastener for the hair:
Русский
By meaning 1
pin or fastener for the hair:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pin or fastener for the hair:

Origin

From hair + pin, 1788 (as hair pin). Adjective sense 1906 in hairpin turn etc.

From hair + pin, 1788 (as hair pin). Adjective sense 1906 in hairpin turn etc.

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