Pin
Pin noun - A lower limb of an animal.
Usage example: a cat that was still a little unsteady on its pins after anesthesia
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Pin
Nearby Word: pinion
Shin
Shin noun - The front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Shin
Nearby Word: shining
Both words in one sentence
-
The recent Persona games of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise - that is, Persona 3 and Persona 4 - seem to be based on Nietzschean philosophy... actual Nietzschean philosophy, and not the stuff people usually try to pin on him.
Source: Creator / Friedrich Nietzsche -
On a slightly more subtle note, one of the Gunner class portraits wears a pin on her hat bearing the face of the Jack Frost monster from the Shin Megami Tensei series, and Olympia from 3, prior to her Robotic Reveal, wears Pyro Jack's face, from the same game.
Source: Video Game / Etrian Odyssey
Cite this Source
Shin and Pin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pin/shin
Pin & Shin. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pin/shin>.
Shin or Pin. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pin/shin.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "pin" and "shin" have occurred on timeline