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Thumbtack
01
a short pin with a flat round head that is used to fasten paper to a wall or board
Dialect
American
American
Examples
She pinned the memo to the bulletin board using a yellow thumbtack.
The teacher used thumbtacks to hang student artwork along the classroom walls.
to thumbtack
01
to attach or secure something using thumbtacks
Examples
She thumbtacked the poster to the wall.
He thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board.
Lexical Tree
thumbtack
thumb
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