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THUMBTACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
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:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
thumbtack (a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board)
