Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tack with a smooth, rounded head that can be pressed into place with the thumb.
- transitive verb To affix with a thumbtack.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small nail-like
tack with a slightlyrounded head that can bepressed into place with lightpressure from thethumb ; used for hanging lightarticles on awall ornoticeboard - verb transitive To fix or attach something with a thumbtack.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb fasten with thumbtacks
- noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
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Examples
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On a thumbtack was a church calendar with a huge picture of Jesus Christ, his hair brown ringlets against a cerulean-blue background, and his eyes heavenward.
Courting Trouble Scottoline, Lisa 1993
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But there are also more appealing options, such as thumbtack monograms or a dried-bean mosaic of James Brown.
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"thumbtack" icon shows the last spot they registered online before disappearing a few days ago while traveling waters off the coast of East Africa.
Boing Boing 2009
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'Every day a different two or three films; sometimes one single long movie, sometimes trilogies, but a calendar's worth - the kind you thumbtack to your wall - of old movies.
Michael Vazquez: ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Michael Vazquez 2010
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'Every day a different two or three films; sometimes one single long movie, sometimes trilogies, but a calendar's worth - the kind you thumbtack to your wall - of old movies.
Michael Vazquez: ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Michael Vazquez 2010
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If you're less hook-enthused and have soft walls, you can simply stick a thumbtack in the wall and use this as your cord holder.
Hack College: How To Wrangle Your Dorm Room Cords Hack College 2010
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'Every day a different two or three films; sometimes one single long movie, sometimes trilogies, but a calendar's worth - the kind you thumbtack to your wall - of old movies.
Michael Vazquez: ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Michael Vazquez 2010
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'Every day a different two or three films; sometimes one single long movie, sometimes trilogies, but a calendar's worth - the kind you thumbtack to your wall - of old movies.
Michael Vazquez: ON THE 48TH ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Michael Vazquez 2010
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But I noticed a little thumbtack hole on the top, so I assume it was pinned somewhere in the hut where Hill was found.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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She noticed a tiny hole near the top, the perforation a pushpin or thumbtack would make?
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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