Pushpin (Noun)
Meaning
A tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She reached for a pushpin to hang up the important notice on the office bulletin board.
- The student used a pushpin to secure the edges of her poster board on the drawing board.
- The teacher asked the kids to hand in their art projects, but told them to use pushpins to hang them up first.
- He had to bend over to pick up the fallen pushpin that had dropped to the floor.
- She hesitated for a moment, then pressed the pushpin slowly but firmly into the board, making sure not to bend it.