thumbtack
/ˈθʌmˌtæk/
noun
- A short pin with a flat, round head that can be pushed into a surface with your thumb, used to attach paper or other light items to a wall or board.
- The teacher pinned the student's artwork to the bulletin board with a thumbtack.
- She used a thumbtack to hang the poster on her bedroom wall.
- I stepped on a thumbtack that had fallen on the carpet.
Synonyms
verb
- To attach something to a surface using a thumbtack.
- He thumbtacked the flyer to the community board.
- Please thumbtack this note to the corkboard so everyone can see it.
- She thumbtacked a map of the city above her desk.