1. a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board; [syn: thumbtack, drawing pin, pushpin]
VERB (1)
1. fasten with thumbtacks; - Example: "The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
thumbtack
n 1: a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing
board [syn: thumbtack, drawing pin, pushpin]
v 1: fasten with thumbtacks; "The teacher thumbtacked the notice
on the bulletin board"