pushpin
/ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/
pushpin 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.
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Noun
pushpin (countable and uncountable, plural pushpins)
- 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.
- 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.[1900 July 24, Edwin Moore, Push-Pin, US Patent 654319
- An illustration showed a pair of scissors slicing off the leg of a doll […] stuck with pushpins.2009 January 28, “Mexicans turning to black magic in hopes of defeating U.S.”, in Toronto Star
- 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.
Verb
pushpin (third-person singular simple present pushpins, present participle pushpinning, simple past and past participle pushpinned)
- To fasten with a thumbtack.
Forms of pushpin
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pushpins |
| alternative form | push-pin |
| alternative form | push pin |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pushpins |
| present participle | pushpinning |
| past participle | pushpinned |
| past | pushpinned |
Origin of pushpin
From push + pin.
Questions about pushpin
- What does pushpin mean?
- Pushpin means 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.
- What part of speech is pushpin?
- Pushpin can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pushpin?
- Pushpin is pronounced /ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/.
- What is the plural of pushpin?
- The plural of pushpin is pushpins.
Words near pushpin in the dictionary
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