thumbtack
pronunciation
How to pronounce thumbtack in British English:
UK [ˈθʌmtæk]
How to pronounce thumbtack in American English:
US [ˈθʌmˌtæk]
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- Noun:
- a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
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- Verb:
- fasten with thumbtacks
Word Origin
- thumbtack (n.)
- tack with a broad, flat head which may be driven by pressure from the thumb, 1884, from thumb (n.) + tack (n.1).
Example
- 1. I press the thumbtack into the board with thumb .
- 2. He pinned up the notice with a thumbtack .
- 3. Someone pulls the thumbtack out of the tire , which makes it hard for the owner to find where the hole is .
- 4. Okay , is this a trick involving a thumbtack in my bottom ?
- 5. In a paper to do again , " air " on the child 's name written above on a thumbtack press .