PINION
/ˈpɪnjən/
8
Scrabble
11
WWF
P(3) I(1) N(1) I(1) O(1) N(1)
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Definition
/ˈpɪnjən/
noun
- A wing.
- The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.
- Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
verb
- To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
- To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.
- (transferred sense) To restrain; to limit.
Source: Wiktionary
