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Definition of Thumbtack in English :

Thumbtack

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Noun

1. drawing pin, pushpin, thumbtack

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

Verb

2. thumbtack

fasten with thumbtacks

Example Sentences:
'The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Thumbtack

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noun

mainly US and Canadian

a short tack with a broad smooth head for fastening papers to a drawing board, etc

. Also called (esp in Britain): drawing pin

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Thumbtack

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noun

a tack with a wide, flat head that can be pressed into a board, etc. with the thumb

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Thumbtack

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n.

A tack with a smooth, rounded head that can be pressed into place with the thumb.

tr.v. thumb·tacked, thumb·tack·ing, thumb·tacks

To affix with a thumbtack.

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