Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thumbtack

1 sense of thumbtack

Sense 1
thumbtack, drawing pin, pushpin -- (a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board)
       => tack -- (a short nail with a sharp point and a large head)
       => paper fastener -- (a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb thumbtack

1 sense of thumbtack

Sense 1
thumbtack -- (fasten with thumbtacks; "The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board")
       => tack -- (fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board")