pushpin

Thân thiện

She presses a red pushpin into the corkboard to hang her drawing.

Definition

Noun: A small, short pin with a large, flat, often circular head, designed to be pressed into a surface (like a bulletin board, corkboard, or drawing board) to hold papers, notes, or other lightweight items in place.

Usage

A "pushpin" is a common office and household supply used for temporary display or organization. It is inserted by pushing the sharp point into a soft surface, such as cork. The large head makes it easy to grip and remove.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Metaphorical Use: Sometimes used to represent a simple, temporary method of fixing or displaying information.
  • Their agreement was held together by little more than a verbal pushpin.

Variants and Related Words

• Thumbtack (noun): A common synonym for "pushpin," especially in American English.
• Drawing Pin (noun): The common term for "pushpin" in British English.
• Tack (noun): A more general term for a short, sharp-pointed nail, which can include a pushpin.

Synonyms

• Thumbtack
• Drawing pin
• Tack

Antonyms

• Staple (a fastener that binds pages together by clinching its ends)
• Paperclip (a fastener made of bent wire for holding papers together without piercing them)
• Tape (an adhesive material used for sticking things together or onto a surface)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board

Từ đồng nghĩa

• thumbtack
• drawing pin