thumb tack

  • 1thumb|tack — «THUHM TAK», noun, verb. –n. a tack with a broad, flat head, that can be pressed into a wall or board with the thumb. –v.t. to fasten with a thumbtack: »Thumbtacked to another wall [was] a postcard mailed from Vienna (New Yorker). ╂[American… …

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  • 2thumb·tack — /ˈθʌmˌtæk/ noun, pl tacks [count] US : a short pin that has a large, flat head and that is used to attach papers, pictures, etc., to a wall or bulletin board called also (Brit) drawing pin …

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  • 3tack — I n. short nail 1) a carpet; thumb (AE; BE has drawing pin) tack direction of a sailing ship 2) the port; starboard tack course of action direction 3) to change tack 4) (misc.) to go off on the wrong tack II v. (d; tr.) ( to attach ) to tack onto …

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  • 4Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues — Infobox Song Name = Just Like Tom Thumb s Blues Artist = Bob Dylan Album = Highway 61 Revisited Released = August 30, 1965 track no = 8 Recorded = Columbia Studios, New York, August 4, 1965 Genre = Rock, Folk rock Length = 5:31 Writer = Bob Dylan …

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  • 5Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues — «Just Like Tom Thumb s Blues» Canción de Bob Dylan Álbum Highway 61 Revisited Publicación 30 Agosto 1965 Grabac …

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  • 6thumbtack — thumb•tack [[t]ˈθʌmˌtæk[/t]] n. 1) bui a tack with a large, flat head, designed to be thrust into a board or other surface by the pressure of the thumb 2) bui to attach or tack by means of a thumbtack • Etymology: 1880–85 …

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  • 7thumbtack — thumb|tack [ˈθʌmtæk] n AmE a short pin with a flat top that is used for fixing notices on walls British Equivalent: drawing pin …

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  • 8thumbtack — thumb|tack [ θʌm,tæk ] noun count AMERICAN a short pin with a flat round top, used especially for fastening papers to walls …

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  • 9Thumbtack — A thumbtack (known as a pushpin or a drawing pin in the UK, India, Australia and New Zealand) is a short nail or pin with a large, slightly rounded head made of metal which is used to fasten documents to a background for public display and which… …

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