thumbtack

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noun

thumb·​tack ˈthəm-ˌtak How to pronounce thumbtack (audio)
: a tack with a broad flat head for pressing into a surface with the thumb

thumbtack

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verb

thumbtacked; thumbtacking; thumbtacks

transitive verb

: to fasten with a thumbtack

Examples of thumbtack in a Sentence

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Noun
This includes staples, pins, thumbtacks, nails, screws, and more. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024 In yet another homage, this time to Hell in a Cell 1998, Drew McIntyre pulled out what seemed to be a bag of thumbtacks. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Verb
Those early emails were about as private as thumbtacking a note to your addressee on the lab bulletin board. PCMAG, 25 June 2024 Listen to this article Americans are footing the bill for atrocities Boston: With a glossy Tiger Beat centerfold of Bibi Netanyahu thumbtacked above a cluster of L.L. Bean glamping bags, this unnamed D.C. townhouse is the bipartisan slumber-party pad of many an elite D.C. warmonger. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thumbtack 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1884, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of thumbtack was in 1884

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“Thumbtack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumbtack. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

thumbtack

noun
thumb·​tack
ˈthəm-ˌtak
: a tack with a broad flat head for pressing into a board or wall with the thumb

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