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safety pin
1noun
- a pin bent back on itself to form a spring, with a guard to cover the point.
safety-pin
2[ seyf-tee-pin ]
verb (used with object)
- to secure or affix with a safety pin:
to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
safety pin
noun
- a spring wire clasp with a covering catch, made so as to shield the point when closed and to prevent accidental unfastening
- another word for pin
Word History and Origins
Origin of safety pin1
Origin of safety pin2
Example Sentences
The costume department must have used every safety pin in town.
Maralyn crafted a fishing line, using a safety pin from a first-aid kit and a piece of string, and survived on raw fish, turtles and small sharks.
For those paying close attention, however, it's clear that the GOP is being held together with safety pins.
Sometimes you don’t even need safety pins, and after dry cleaning, it stays on still sticky.
“But all the negotiation channels or mechanisms that North and South Korea had for preventing escalation or misunderstandings are gone. The safety pin has been pulled out.”
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