thumbtacks

Bulletin board pins

Thumbtacks are short pins with flat, broad heads, designed to be pushed into surfaces by thumb pressure.

They fasten papers or lightweight items to cork boards, walls, or other soft materials: She used thumbtacks to hang posters in her dorm room.

Also called pushpins.

The verb means to fasten with such pins.

bulletin board

pins

Pointed sewing fasteners

announcements · postings · flyers · messages · reminders · schedules · pushpins · notes · posters · photos

action

push

Force something away

  • pressApply force downward
  • insertPlace within another thing
  • pokeSharp, quick thrust

pierce · puncture · prick · stick · pin · remove · pull · reposition · embed · secure

design

colored

Having pigment applied

  • plasticCapable of being molded
  • metalHard conductive solid
  • brassCopper-zinc metal mixture

steel · chrome · decorative · clear · assorted · dome · sharp · short · pointed · tip

fastening

pins

Pointed sewing fasteners

mounting · anchoring · holding · pressing · pushing · inserting · removable · temporary · repositioning · hanging

office supplies

staples

Small metal paper-binders

folders · desk · stationery · supplies · organizers · holders · dispensers · containers · boxes · drawers

crafts

collage

Assembled mixed-media artwork

mood boards · vision boards · embellishment · upholstery · model-making · dioramas · stenciling · mounting

Categories
Opposites
fastening method permanence

thumbtacksnails

Metal fasteners, finger coverings

screws · rivets · welds · bolts · epoxy

fastening mechanism type

thumbtackstape

Adhesive strip on roll

adhesive strips · staples · glue · magnets · clips

Family

thumbtack, thumbtacked, thumbtacking

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