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thumbtack
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Noun thumbtack has 1 sense
- thumbtack(n = noun.artifact) drawing pin, pushpin - a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board; Array is a kind of paper fastener, tack
Derived form verb thumbtack1
Verb thumbtack has 1 sense
- thumbtack(v = verb.contact) Array - fasten with thumbtacks; "The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board" is one way to tack
Derived form noun thumbtack1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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