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PRONUNCIATION OF HAIRPIN

hairpin  [ˈhɛəˌpɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAIRPIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hairpin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAIRPIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hairpin in the English dictionary

The definition of hairpin in the dictionary is a thin double-pronged pin used by women to fasten the hair. Other definition of hairpin is curving very sharply.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAIRPIN


axle-pin
ˈæksəlˌpɪn
breastpin
ˈbrɛstˌpɪn
candlepin
ˈkændəlˌpɪn
crankpin
ˈkræŋkˌpɪn
driftpin
ˈdrɪftˌpɪn
duckpin
ˈdʌkˌpɪn
hatpin
ˈhætˌpɪn
headpin
ˈhɛdˌpɪn
inchpin
ˈɪntʃˌpɪn
kingpin
ˈkɪŋˌpɪn
linchpin
ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn
lynchpin
ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn
ninepin
ˈnaɪnˌpɪn
pushpin
ˈpʊʃˌpɪn
scarfpin
ˈskɑːfˌpɪn
tenpin
ˈtɛnˌpɪn
tholepin
ˈθəʊlˌpɪn
thoroughpin
ˈθʌrəˌpɪn
tiepin
ˈtaɪˌpɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAIRPIN

hairif
hairiness
hairless
hairlessness
hairlike
hairline
hairline crack
hairline fracture
hairnet
hairpiece
hairpin bend
hairpin curve
hairsplitter
hairsplitting
hairspray
hairspring
hairstreak
hairstyle
hairstylist
hairtail

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAIRPIN

Chaliapin
Chopin
Crispin
galopin
gonadotropin
harpin
lapin
lupin
on the spin
orpin
pilocarpin
pippin
repin
spin
stick pin
terrapin
thyrotropin
Turpin
underpin
wrist pin

Synonyms and antonyms of hairpin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hairpin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAIRPIN

Find out the translation of hairpin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hairpin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hairpin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发夹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

horquilla
570 millions of speakers

English

hairpin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाल के लिये कांटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دبوس الشعر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шпилька
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hairpin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাথার কাঁটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épingle à cheveux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jepit rambut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haarnadel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘアピン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머리핀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rambut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kẹp tóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊசி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केस नीट ढवळून घ्यावे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

firkete
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forcina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spinki do włosów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шпилька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ac de păr
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φουρκέτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haarnaald
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårnål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hårnål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hairpin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIRPIN»

The term «hairpin» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.700 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIRPIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hairpin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hairpin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hairpin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAIRPIN»

Discover the use of hairpin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hairpin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crochet Lace Innovations: 20 Dazzling Designs in Broomstick, ...
Provides 20 fashion-conscious patterns for various crochet designs including hairpin lace, broomstick lace and Tunisian crochet, explaining how to custom fit basic garments to a range of sizes. Original.
Doris Chan, 2010
2
Hairpin Loop: Poems
Poetry. Botany and genetics donate many of the tropes for this sequence of poems, which opens with a sudden meeting, an encounter between two people.
Anne D. Blonstein, 2007
3
Early-time, Beta-hairpin Peptide Self-assembly and ...
Recently, there has been growing interest in the supramolecular self-assembly and hydrogelation of peptides for potential biomaterials applications.
Tuna Yücel, 2008
4
Recognition of Nucleotides and Peptides Using Designed ...
This work describes the use of model systems (peptide and small molecule) to mimic protein-RNA and protein-protein interactions.
Matthew E. Cuellar, 2008
5
Quantum Mechanical/molecular Mechanical Studies of ...
Kwangho Nam. Bibliography (1) WALTER, N. G. and BURKE, J. M. The hairpin ribozyme: structure, assembly and catalysis. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 2 (1998), 24- 30. (2) Fedor, M. J. Structure and Function of the Hairpin Ribozyme. J. Mol. Biol.
Kwangho Nam, 2006
6
Investigation of the Peptide-lipid Interactions of a ...
Solid-state NMR (SSNMR) has gained importance as a versatile tool to elucidate the structure and function of many chemical and biological molecules.
Rajeswari Mani, 2007
7
RNA Interference: Methods for Plants and Animals
By this process, not all siRNAs from a hairpin which become incorporated into RISC will be of the correct strand to target an mRNA. Consideration of which siRNAs are favourable to incorporation into RISC can be useful in designing ...
Dr. Tim Doran, Chris Helliwell, 2009
8
Design of Self-assembling Beta-hairpin Pepide-based ...
Regardless of the |i-hairpin orientation during bilayer formation (turn-turn or turn- tail), a dimer is the largest expected assembly. N-mcthylnlion al these positions is expccied to disrupt the formation of intemiolccular hydrogen bonds between ...
Lisa Ann Butterick, 2008
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Folding and Conformational Dynamics of the Hairpin Ribozyme ...
Mark A. Ditzler. List of Figures Figure 1.1 Increasingly complex RNA structures. 2 1 .2 Proposed reaction mechanisms for two ribozymes. 4 1.3 Evaluating RNA dynamics. 6 1.4 Single molecule FRET applied to hairpin ribozyme docking.
Mark A. Ditzler, 2009
10
Comparative Analyses of Hairpin-based RNA Interference ...
Strand-biasing confounds hairpin-based comparisons We next developed miR- 30 shuttles (miVl and miV2) containing siRNA sequences based on HD2.1 [ targets the transcript of the human Huntington's disease (HD) gene] to compare to the ...
Ryan Lee Boudreau, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAIRPIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hairpin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pizza Bagels: The Unlikeliest Feud in the East Coast/West Coast …
... snackwave signifier, a pizza- and other-convenience-food-heavy meme identified by Hazel Cills and Gabrielle Noone on the Hairpin in 2015. «Eater, Jul 15»
2
Bizarre video of a motorist driving their Audi backwards for two miles …
... and dangerous - roads. This motorist, however, opted to do it backwards, zooming past every hairpin without so much as a scratch on his car. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
4 Post-Breakup Road Trips to Get Your Mojo Back
... winter months, when the road closes, because it's too treacherous to travel — and skip this hairpin-turns-everywhere road if you get carsick.). «Yahoo Travel, Jul 15»
4
Lena Dunham Is Launching a Newsletter for the Contemporary …
... and Slate as editor-in-chief, Rookie writer and associate editor Laia Garcia, and Doreen St. Félix from Pitchfork, The Hairpin, and Buzzfeed. «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
5
Bloodied, but not beaten, runners go the distance in Grey Rock Trail …
... Gonzales picked up the pace even more, taking the switchback turns at such a breakneck pace that on one hairpin corner he felt the trail's ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
6
UH reopens Mauna Kea summit road, without emergency rules in …
a hairpin turn in the road between the visitor center and the summit, but work to shore up the area will take longer than expected. He says that ... «KITV Honolulu, Jul 15»
7
What Juliet, MacGyver, and Captain Sideways Can Teach Us About …
And he knows how to make a magnifying glass out of a hairpin and wine. If, as so often happened, he was trapped by bad guys in a small room ... «GeekDad, Jul 15»
8
Why does meat have to be manly?
From Hazel Cills and Gabby Noone's explainer in The Hairpin: Health food culture is often a thinly disguised way of policing women's bodies. Rather than ... «Grist, Jul 15»
9
Sani Pass adventures to be more accessible with R887m revamp
But the pass is known for its challenging hairpin bends, which in fact is seen as part of the thrill of the experience. “We have no doubt that ... «News24, Jul 15»
10
Seward Park July 9
iPhone 6 on a selfie stick gives a unique perspective of the hairpin turn at the northwest end of the course. Racers accelerate out of the hairpin. «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hairpin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hairpin>. May 2024 ».
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