pushpin
noun
a short pin having a spool-shaped head of plastic, glass, or metal, used for affixing material to a bulletin board, wall, or the like.
pushpins
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pluralof pushpin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The mini boxes are handy for small items like bag clips, paper clips, pushpins, and hair ties.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2021
I remember thinking, O.K., it’s going to be that sort of movie: smart and shiny, with wits like pushpins and eyes peeled for every possible gag.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 21, 2019
Includes a mounting guide and brackets and a metal tin containing 20 steel pushpins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2017
I remember moving pushpins on a map of Viet Nam to track my drafted brother.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2016
I borrow a handful of Hannah's pushpins and arrange everything I've printed and written, and then step back and look.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
