Definition of Pushpins

1. Noun. (plural of pushpin) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pushpins

1. pushpin [n] - See also: pushpin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pushpins

pushing on
pushing school
pushing schools
pushing up daisies
pushingly
pushknee
pushknees
pushlet
pushlets
pushmi-pullyu
pushout
pushouts
pushover
pushovers
pushpin
pushpins (current term)
pushpit
pushpits
pushrod
pushrods
pushscooter
pushscooters
pusht
pushup
pushups
pushy
pusil
pusilanimous
pusillanimities
pusillanimity

Literary usage of Pushpins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. How to Write a Story, Grades 1-3 by Jo Ellen Moore (2001)
"Story Parts Materials • ant forms on pages 79-82, colored and cut out • ant writing forms on pages 83-85, reproduce multiple copies • scissors and pushpins ..."

2. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"He'd seen the aerial maps, and he'd clambered their length and breadth and height with Kurt, checking sight lines for his network, sticking virtual pushpins ..."

3. History of English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck (1900)
"He measured the morality of actions by their efficiency in securing this happiness, and he said that pushpins are as good as poetry, if they give as much ..."

4. Reading with Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades by Debbie Miller (2002)
"Small containers hold paper clips, pushpins, sticky notes, hole punches, and staple removers. Dictionaries and thesauruses stand at the ready on the ledge ..."

5. Day One and Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachersby Rick Wormeli by Rick Wormeli (2003)
"... large erasers, paper clips, pushpins or tacks, rubber bands, Post-it notes, safety pins, stamps, extra file folders, and your own pencil sharpener. ..."

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