tie tack

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tahy tak]
- /taɪ tæk/
- /taɪ tæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahy tak]
- /taɪ tæk/

Definitions of tie tack words

noun tie tack a pin having an ornamental head, pinned through the ends of a necktie to hold it against a shirt. 1
countable noun tie tack A tie tack is the same as a tie-pin. 0
noun tie tack a pin used to fasten a tie to the front of a shirt 0
noun tie tack an ornamental pin with a short point that fits into a snap, used to fasten a necktie to the shirt front 0

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Origin of tie tack

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Tie tack

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tie tack

tie tack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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