1. small pins with colored plastic or metal heads used to mark locations on maps or attach papers to bulletin boards
Usage: plural form of pushpin

Examples

• The teacher used red pushpins to mark all the capitals on the world map.
• She stuck the important notices to the cork board with colorful pushpins.
• The travel agent placed pushpins on every city they planned to visit.
• Students used different colored pushpins to categorize their research findings.
• The bulletin board was covered with papers held up by various pushpins.
• He collected the pushpins from the old map before putting up a new one.