noun · B1

Drawing Pin

DROR-ingp-in/ˈdrɔːɪŋ pɪn/

A drawing pin (id: drawing-pin) is a short pin with a flat round head, used to fix paper to a board (UK; US thumbtack). A staple goes through with a stapler; a paperclip holds without piercing. Exams: drawing pins stay in the display-board tin; they are not on desks.

Meaning

A short pin with a flat round head, used to fix paper to a board (UK; US thumbtack).

Examples

“Drawing pins stay in the display-board tin; they are not on exam desks.”
“A drawing pin on the floor still goes in the accident book if someone treads on it.”

Good to know

a drawing pin (UK). US: a thumbtack. Contrast: a staple / a paperclip. Displays / exams. Countable pins. Mix-up: a pin in sewing is longer and has no big flat head.

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