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Pushpin

🔄 Synonyms of "Pushpin"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
thumbtacknoun	(Canada, US) A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
drawing pinnoun	A tack for attaching paper to a drawing board etc.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pushpin"

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Word	Definition
thumbtacknoun	(Canada, US) A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
drawing pinnoun	A tack for attaching paper to a drawing board etc.
push-pinnoun	Alternative form of pushpin. [(countable) 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.]
push pinnoun	Alternative form of pushpin. [(countable) 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.]
pinholdnoun	(wrestling, professional wrestling) A hold in which the opponent is pinned to the mat.
panel pinnoun	A very thin short nail used in furniture.
pinholdernoun	A decorative holder for flowers, having a round base with a set of pins projecting upward.
hook pinnoun	(construction) A pin with a hooked head, used to pin together the frame of a floor or roof.
nosepinnoun	Any of various decorative ornaments that are worn at the end of the nose.
split pinnoun	A metal fastener with two tines, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place.
pinpointnoun	Something infinitesimal; a tiny point.
hairpinnoun	A pin or fastener for the hair.
kingpinnoun	(figurative, informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.
pinpricknoun	An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
stickpinnoun	(US) An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.
pivotnoun	(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
pinheadnoun	(slang) A foolish or stupid person.
pincushionnoun	(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.
lockpinnoun	(chiefly aviation) A pin used to lock a mechanism and prevent it from moving.
pin-cushionnoun	Alternative form of pincushion. [(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.]