Object

• nerve: Muscle spasms or pinching nerves in the neck can be very painful.

• penny: I guarantee you will feel very good about your decision not to pinch pennies come your first extended power outage.

• nose: With the head tilted and chin up, pinch the nose and give sufficient air to make the chest rise.

Converse of object

• feel: However, ISPs are feeling the pinch right now.

• add: To prevent egg cracking whilst boiling, add a pinch of salt to the water.

Adjective modifier

• proverbial: Others best taken with the proverbial pinch of salt.

• generous: As it was so close, I began to feed the float line by hand with a regular, generous pinch of maggots.

Modifies a noun

• hitter: He did claim the wicket of Neil Carter, but by then the left-handed pinch hitter had made 29 from only 11 balls.

• bolt: Remove the pinch bolt on the left rear end of the swinging arm.

• salt: Add the coconut cream, herbs and spices and a pinch salt together with a good dose of fresh ground black pepper.

• collar: Is it really any wonder that the likes of King would recommend something as inhumane and barbaric as pinch collars.

• roller: Copy the tape immediately, cleaning heads, capstan and pinch rollers of the tape machine after each copy.

• valve: Coleman double lock valve and pinch valve adaptors included.

Modifying Another Word

• feebly: Weak- kneed, he passed a trembling hand over his incredulous eyes; with the courage of despair, he feebly pinched himself.

Preposition: of

• salt: His article Take Sid the Slug's warning with a pinch of salt is a good example of his work.

• snuff: They are given to the game of cards, dice, to frequent pinches of snuff with abandon.

• cayenne: Add salt as needed, grind in a little black pepper, add a pinch of cayenne, and a tablespoon of lemon juice.

• nutmeg: Spring cabbage has a distinct ' nutty ' flavor of its own and tastes great served plain or with a pinch of nutmeg.

• cinnamon: Sprinkle with the sugar to taste and add a small amount of apple juice and the pinch of cinnamon.

• bicarbonate: Cover with a second lot of cold water, only this time add a small pinch of bicarbonate of soda.