THUMBTACK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

drawing pin; pushpin; thumbtack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("thumbtack" is a kind of...):

paper fastener (a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place)

tack (a short nail with a sharp point and a large head)

Derivation:

thumbtack (fasten with thumbtacks)

Meaning:

Fasten with thumbtacks

Example:

The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "thumbtack" is one way to...):

tack (fasten with tacks)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

thumbtack (a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board)