Pin and Set

Pin verb - Attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins.

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Set and pin are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Pin".

Nearby Word: pinion

Set

Set verb - To decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority.

Usage example: set a date for the wedding

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Pin and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pin" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

old	old pin	old set
expensive	expensive pin	expensive set
special	special pin	special set
long	long pin	long set
Other adjectives: distinctive, specific, complete, certain, standard, original, fake, single, simple, heavy, small, powerful, large, main, new, final, extra, double, strange, last, giant.

Corvey, who appears in the novellas set in the Victorian era, started life in poverty and lost her eyesight working as a child in a pin factory.

Source: Electronic Eyes
Beating The World Ends with You unlocks Another Day, a side-story set in an alternate universe Shibuya where the Tin Pin minigame is Serious Business and everybody's personalities are changed.

Source: Bizarro Universe
This is particularly obvious in the scenes set in Charlie's hometown, as not being able to pin down an overarching accent increases the feeling of Where the Hell Is Springfield?.

Source: Film / Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

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