Answer to "Brooches" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PINS which also is the latest solution we found used in CrossSynergy in 2008.

Brooches crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
PINS	67 %	4
CLASPS	27 %	6
BARPINS	7 %	7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brooches

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• breastpin
• clasp
• broach
• penannular
• pins
• brocades
• broidery
• broaches
• broche
• brochettes
• brochet
• bracelets

Crossword Answer definitions

PINS verb

1. To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.

PINS noun

1. A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
2. A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
3. A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
4. The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
5. A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
6. (in plural) A leg.
7. Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
8. A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
9. A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
10. A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
11. The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
12. The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
13. A mood, a state of being.
14. One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
15. Caligo.
16. A thing of small value; a trifle.
17. A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
18. A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
19. The tenon of a dovetail joint.
20. A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
21. A pinball machine.

PINS verb

1. (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
2. (usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
3. To pin down (someone).
4. To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
5. To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.
6. To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
7. To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result PINS

• Downs
• Seamstress' fasteners
• Strike members?
• Small-headed items
• Cushion contents
• Golfers' flag sticks
• Kegler's targets
• Some bout enders
• Brooches
• Legs, slangily

More clues leading to the result CLASPS

• Envelope fasteners
• Envelope features
• Holds on to
• Parts of some envelopes
• Necklace parts
• Brooches, e.g.
• Hugs
• Necklace securers
• Fasteners
• Embraces

More clues leading to the result BARPINS

• Brooches.