Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pushpin

/ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: push-pin
IPA: /ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable

noun

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.

Archaic; Uncountable

verb

To fasten with a thumbtack.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From push + pin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pushpins (plural) push-pin (alternative) push pin (alternative) pushpins (present, singular) pushpinning (participle, present) pushpinned (participle, past) pushpinned (past)

Frequently Paired Words

drawing pin thumbtack

Synonyms

thumbtack drawing pin

Questions

How do you pronounce pushpin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/.
What does pushpin mean?: 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.
Where does pushpin come from?: From push + pin.

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