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Meanings of
clothespin
in English
Catalan
agulla d'estendre
Back to the meaning
Wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline.
clothespeg
clothes pin
clothes peg
Catalan
agulla d'estendre
Synonyms
Examples for "
clothespeg
"
clothespeg
clothes pin
clothes peg
Examples for "
clothespeg
"
1
I suggest you practise wearing a
clothes
pin
on your nose.
2
We used to make guns out of old tire tubes, sticks and a half
clothes
pin
.
3
Quickest Way to Core Apples.-Oneof the simplest and quickest ways to core apples for baking is to use an ordinary
clothes
pin
.
4
Do you want to come along to the yard and hold the
clothes
pins
?
5
Secure two
clothes
pins
of the metal spring kind for the clamps of the hanger.
1
A large wooden
clothes
peg
hangs down outside as its sign.
2
Where might you expect to find a paperclip, a
clothes
peg
,
and a teabag?
3
Half monkey, half skull, with a golden
clothes
peg
for a nose, the creature has every reason to be angry.
4
Here in Ireland Maynooth-based jeweller Yvonne Kelly has included a miniature silver
clothes
peg
pendant as part of her current collection.
5
Put the other candle in the
clothes
peg
,
and stand it upright using the Blu Tack: this is the 'control arm' in your experiment.
Usage of
clothespin
in English
1
Rachel took the last
clothespin
from its clench between her teeth.
2
My mother took a wooden
clothespin
out of the little basket.
3
Okay, if someone catches you saying the word 'wedding,' they can take a
clothespin
.
4
Zeus handed Demo a broom, a mop, and a
clothespin
.
5
A minute later it unbent its
clothespin
legs and started whickering for its mother.
6
One-half the great she-world's on wheels-theother wondering how it feels to ride
clothespin
fashion.
7
I only looked at her,
clothespin
between my teeth.
8
She nodded and gave me directions with a
clothespin
still stuck in the side of her mouth.
9
The side which succeeds in passing all its
clothespin
back to its leader first is the victorious side.
10
Saw off the top of a common wood
clothespin
just above the slot, saving all the solid part.
11
If a
clothespin
is dropped, the player who dropped it must pick it up and pass it on.
12
But you can't pinch up a line gale by putting a
clothespin
on the nose of the tempest.
13
Push that very hard with a
clothespin
and there 'll be a hole through the shingle; that's right!
14
Fortunately he wore the
clothespin
.
15
If you should lose the
clothespin
holder or top carbon clutch, what could be done to get the light?
16
He was tireless and faithful as a watchdog, keeping awake by whittling at something no more fantastic than a
clothespin
.
Other examples for "clothespin"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
clothespin
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
get a clothespin
last clothespin
ride clothespin
wear the clothespin
Translations for
clothespin
Catalan
agulla d'estendre
pinça d'estendre
Clothespin
through the time