Synonyms for pinion
ˈpɪn yənpin·ion

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1. pinionnoun

   a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack

   Synonyms:
   quill, flight feather, pennon, quill feather

2. flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feathernoun

   any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

   Synonyms:
   quill pen, quill, calamus, flight feather, quill feather, shaft, pennon

3. pennon, pinionverb

   wing of a bird

   Synonyms:
   quill, waft, pennant, quill feather, flight feather, streamer, pennon

4. pinion, shackleverb

   bind the arms of

   Synonyms:
   shackle, fetter

5. pinionverb

   cut the wings off (of birds)

   Synonyms:
   shackle

Matched Categories

1. • Disable
   • Gear
   • Restrain

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1. pinionnoun

   Synonyms:
   wing, pennon

2. pinionnoun

   Synonyms:
   fetter (for the arms)

3. pinionverb

   Synonyms:
   restrain (by binding the arms), bind, fasten, shackle, fetter, chain

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1. pinionnoun

   Synonyms:
   feather, wing

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1. List of paraphrases for "pinion":

   sprocket, gear, companion

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