Unscramble tacks

Definition of tack

noun:

• the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails.
• a short nail with a sharp point and a large head.
• gear for a horse. Synonyms: saddlery, stable gear.
• (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind. Synonyms: mainsheet, sheet, shroud, weather sheet.
• (nautical) the act of changing tack. Synonyms: tacking.
• sailing a zigzag course.

verb:

• fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board".
• turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat", "The boat tacked". Synonyms: wear round.
• create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt", "He tacked together some verses", "They set up a committee". Synonyms: assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack together. Antonyms: disassemble.
• sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem". Synonyms: baste.
• fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace". Synonyms: append, hang on, tack on, tag on.
• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action). Synonyms: alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch.

Related words

bit, caparison, cinch, comfit, compound, confect, confection, configure, confuse, girth, hame, harness, headgear, housing, jumble, martingale, pushpin, reassemble, saddlecloth, subjoin, thumbtack, tintack, trapping, yoke.

Words nearby

back, hack, jack, lack, mack, pack, rack, sack, stack, tach, tacky, taco, tact, talk, tank, task, tick, track, tuck, yack.

Rhymes with

aback, attack, back, balzac, black, braque, clack, crack, dak, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lac, lack, mac, mack, mak, pac.