THUMBTACK meaning: Small pin for securing papers

We found 24 dictionaries that define the word thumbtack:

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thumbtack: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
thumbtack: Merriam-Webster
thumbtack: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
thumbtack: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
thumbtack: Collins English Dictionary
thumbtack: Vocabulary.com
Thumbtack, thumbtack: Wordnik
thumbtack: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
thumbtack: Wiktionary
thumbtack: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
thumbtack: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
thumbtack: Infoplease Dictionary
thumbtack: Dictionary.com
thumbtack: Online Etymology Dictionary
thumbtack: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
Thumbtack (website), Thumbtack: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
thumbtack: Rhymezone
thumbtack: FreeDictionary.org
thumbtack: Mnemonic Dictionary
thumbtack: TheFreeDictionary.com

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thumbtack: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

thumbtack: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun: (Canada, US) A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
▸ verb: (transitive) To fix or attach something with a thumbtack.

Similar:

drawing pin, pushpin, tack, tintack, tacket, tingle, tiepin, Blu-Tack, tie pin, tick tack, more...

Opposite:

pushpin, tack, pin

Adjectives:

red, single, second, large, ordinary, white, little, lone, last, headed, sterile

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