hairpin
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noun
1.
a slender U -shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.
adjective
2.
(of a road, curve in a road, etc.) sharply curved back, as in a U shape: a hairpin turn.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a thin double-pronged pin used by women to fasten the hair |
| 2. | (modifier) (esp of a bend in a road) curving very sharply |
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Hairpin
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
At night bats flit through the gaps at the top of the wall, do hairpin turns in the air, and exit again without slowing.
After a series of hairpin turns, the trees began to thin and the sky expanded.
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