1
: the head of a pin
2
: something very small or insignificant
3
: a very dull or stupid person : fool
Examples of pinhead in a Sentence
The insect is the size of a pinhead.
Her boss is a real pinhead.
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Regarding the expressionless eyes, 500 black pins were sourced to find a pinhead the right size, with the team carefully measuring each one.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Joining preservationists at Williamsburg, chemists at the paint company performed microscopic analysis on pinhead-sized samples to determine how various colors evolved over time, ultimately identifying 144 separate hues, all original to Colonial Williamsburg.
—Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Exposure to as much as a pinhead of the substance will lead to death in 36 to 72 hours.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Regarding the expressionless eyes, 500 black pins were sourced to find a pinhead the right size, with the team carefully measuring each one.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Joining preservationists at Williamsburg, chemists at the paint company performed microscopic analysis on pinhead-sized samples to determine how various colors evolved over time, ultimately identifying 144 separate hues, all original to Colonial Williamsburg.
—Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Exposure to as much as a pinhead of the substance will lead to death in 36 to 72 hours.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Regarding the expressionless eyes, 500 black pins were sourced to find a pinhead the right size, with the team carefully measuring each one.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pinhead
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“Pinhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinhead. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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