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thumbtack

noun verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
T
Ends with
K
Contains
HU
Scrabble score
22

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈθʌm.tæk

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Definitions

noun

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

verb

  1. Fasten with thumbtacks

    “The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board”

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Example Sentences

The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board

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