tack | BabelNet

ENtackNoun

The heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

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A short nail with a sharp point and a large head

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Gear for a horse

stable gearsaddlery

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(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

sheetmainsheet

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(nautical) the act of changing tack

tacking

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Sailing a zigzag course

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A tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board

thumbtackdrawing pinpushpin

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A tack is a nautical term both for the lower, windward corner of a sail and, separately, for the windward side of a sailing craft

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Thomas Porter Thacker is an American former basketball player.

Tom Thacker

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The tack of a square-rigged sail is a line attached to its lower corner.

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In sewing, to tack or baste is to sew quick, temporary stitches that will later be removed.

tacking

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TACK is a group of archaea, its name an acronym for Thaumarchaeota, Aigarchaeota, Crenarchaeota, and Korarchaeota, the first groups discovered.

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ENtackVerb

Fasten with tacks

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Turn into the wind

wear round

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Create by putting components or members together

assemblepieceput together

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Sew together loosely, with large stitches

baste

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Fix to; attach

appendtag ontack on

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Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

interchangeswitch

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