pushpin
Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/
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ˈpʊʃˌpɪn
Noun
A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head.
Usage- Countable
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More examples (1)
My invention relates to improvements in what are termed “push-pins,” said pins being adapted to support one article upon another and being particularly employed for holding photographic films stretched upon a surface, such as a board, for drying and the like.
An illustration showed a pair of scissors slicing off the leg of a doll […] stuck with pushpins.
An old children's game where pins are placed on a table and each player tries to push his pin so as to cross the other's.
Usage- Archaic
- Uncountable
Verb
To fasten with a thumbtack.
Usage- Transitive
Noun
a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
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Word forms
pushpinspush-pinpush pinpushpinspushpinningpushpinnedpushpinned