1. a short pin with a large colored head used to fasten papers to a bulletin board or wall

Examples

• She used a red pushpin to attach the notice to the cork board.
• The teacher marked each student’s hometown with a different colored pushpin on the map.
• He accidentally stepped on a pushpin that had fallen on the floor.
• The bulletin board was covered with papers held up by various pushpins.
• She removed the pushpin carefully to avoid tearing the poster.
• The office supply store sells pushpins in packs of fifty.