thumbtack

Bulletin board piercer

A thumbtack is a short pin with a broad flat head, designed to be pushed into a surface by thumb pressure alone.

It's used to fasten paper, posters, or other lightweight materials to walls, bulletin boards, or corkboard.

The verb thumbtack means to attach something with such a pin: She thumbtacked the notice to the board.

In British English, the equivalent is drawing pin.

bulletin

corkboard

Porous panel for posting

poster · notice · reminder · message · photo · postcard · calendar · schedule · collage · display

fastener

pushpin

Pin for posting papers

  • bradThin wire fastener
  • stapleBasic dietary necessity
  • pinPointed metal fastener

nail · rivet · clip · peg · spike · cotter · grommet · cleat · hook · clasp

stationery

pushpin

Pin for posting papers

scissors · rubber-band · glue · binder · desk · organizer · notepad · pencil · marker · highlighter

sharp

pointed

Tapering to a tip

stab · spike · needle · point · tip · jab · stick · poke · penetrate · sharp

secure

pinned

Fixed firmly, immobilized

anchored · held · affixed · mounted · posted · displayed · stuck · pressed · positioned

Categories
Opposites
fastening method permanence

thumbtackrivet

Headed pin hammered flat

weld · epoxy · superglue · nail · screw

fastening mechanism

thumbtackstaple

Basic dietary necessity

magnet · tape · paperclip · binder clip · rubber band

Family

thumbtacks, thumbtacked, thumbtacking

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G