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Meanings of thumb tack in English

Russian
кнопка
Spanish
tachuela
Catalan
xinxeta
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Short nail or pin used to fasten items to a wall or board for display.

        Related terms
        кнопка
        Usage of thumb tack in English
        1
        It comes after another shopper said they found a thumb tack in strawberries bought from a Goolwa supermarket on Monday.
        News.com.au
        2
        Fasten this material down to the table slightly with pins or thumb tacks.
        Make Your Own Hats
        3
        Oliver walked over to the steps and pulled out the thumb tacks that held the snakeskin.
        O+F
        4
        A couple of thumb tacks should be used to fasten the paper and design in place.
        The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
        5
        On the back of the door a relatively new calendar was posted with two thumb tacks.
        Violists
        6
        Paint the heads of four thumb tacks black and use them in fastening the plaque to the board.
        The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
        7
        This he fastened to the door jam by pressing in the thumb tacks that were sewed in the hem.
        In the Clutch of the War-God
        8
        And three customers of a Golden Grove store said they found needles and thumb tacks in their groceries over recent days.
        News.com.au
        9
        He shows me a rectangle of foam-core with a straw, a broken pen, and a few thumb tacks stuck to it.
        Wired
        10
        Various devices are used to keep the film straight, and push pins or thumb tacks are supplied with almost all of them.
        The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
        11
        The scrim should be pinned to the black-board with thumb tacks, and the stitches made large enough for all to see without difficulty.
        Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools
        12
        Metal needles were found in a punnet of strawberries, as well as an avocado, and thumb tacks in a loaf of rye bread.
        News.com.au
        13
        But the worst of all was the day teacher sent me to the office for thumb tacks to fasten up our drawings around the room.
        The Lilac Lady
        Translations for thumb tack
        Catalan
        xinxeta