Meaning

1 senses
  1. A tack for attaching paper to a drawing board etc.

    a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board

Examples

4 sentences
  1. He pinned the note on the noticeboard with drawing pins.

    deEr heftete den Zettel mit Reißzwecken an die Anschlagtafel. — xtofu80

  2. He pinned the note to the noticeboard using drawing pins.

    deEr heftete den Zettel mit Reißzwecken an die Anschlagtafel. — xtofu80

  3. Katy, could you pass me a drawing pin, please? I want to fasten these pictures right there.

  4. She unrolled one of the posters she was carrying and, pushing a drawing pin through each corner, fastened it to the noticeboard.

    deSie rollte eines der Poster, die sie dabeihatte, aus und hängte es, indem sie durch jede Ecke eine Reißzwecke stach, an der Pinnwand auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Forms

plural: drawing pins
Singulardrawing pin
Pluraldrawing pins

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board:thumbtackpushpin

See also

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