thumbtack
noun
thumb·tack
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Definition of thumbtack
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a tack with a broad flat head for pressing into a surface with the thumb
thumbtack
verb
thumbtacked;
thumbtacking;
thumbtacks
Definition of thumbtack (Entry 2 of 2)
: to fasten with a thumbtack
Examples of thumbtack in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
In Benson's feature, the author notes Aplin's office has a map with a large array of thumbtacks going east to North Carolina and South all the way to Florida. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "Here's What's Next for Buc-ee's," 2 July 2019 Moxley got the victory with his Death Rider DDT finisher onto a pile of thumbtacks. — Jay Reddick, orlandosentinel.com, "AEW Fyter Fest live results from Daytona Beach: Omega, Young Bucks, Moxley win main events," 29 June 2019 Collages securely affixed to the wall with nary a tape mark or thumbtack hole in sight. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "A Genius Trick to Hang Art Without a Frame," 16 May 2019 Rothman’s Department Store, a bric-a-brac shop that has sold everything from thumbtacks to toasters since 1918, has moved down the block. — Julie Satow, New York Times, "The Ever Evolving North Fork," 18 May 2018 At the Maison Mayle shop on Great Jones Street, Yola Mezcal negronis were served beneath a giant Shubuck drawing, its canvas stuck to the wall with what looked like a hundred thumbtacks. — Ella Riley-adams, Vogue, "Simone Shubuck’s New Book Celebrates Her Many Creative Mediums," 30 June 2018 With the help of an adult, push your thumbtack through the sticker or tape at the center of the pinwheel. — Megan Arnett, Scientific American, "Just Keep Spinning--Find the Best Pinwheel Design!," 29 Mar. 2018 Push in 4 yellow thumbtacks for eyes; draw pupils with black permanent marker. — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, "65+ of the Most Creative Halloween Pumpkin-Carving Ideas," 14 Sep. 2017 Make sure the pinwheel is held securely but can still turn on the thumbtack. — Megan Arnett, Scientific American, "Just Keep Spinning--Find the Best Pinwheel Design!," 29 Mar. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
And in the end, there’s no writing-workshop epiphany, but rather that thrilling moment when the circles and arrows linking up the photographs thumbtacked to the squad-room wall form a previously unseen web of connection. — Mark Binelli, New York Times, "Is the Next Nobel Laureate in Literature Tending Bar in a Dusty Australian Town?," 27 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thumbtack.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for thumbtack
thumbtack
noun
English Language Learners Definition of thumbtack
US
: a short pin that has a large, flat head and that is used to attach papers, pictures, etc., to a wall or bulletin board
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thumbtack
noun
thumb·tack
| \ ˈthəm-ˌtak
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Kids Definition of thumbtack
: a tack with a broad flat head for pressing into a board or wall with the thumb
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