tacks (Meaning)
tacks
to change to an opposite tack by turning the bow to the wind, hardtack sense 1, to combine (a use, possession, or period of time) with that of another especially in order to satisfy the statutory time period for acquiring title to or a prescriptive easement in the property of a third party, the lower forward corner of a fore-and-aft sail, a course or method of action, any of various usually temporary stitches, to change from one tack to another, the run of a sailing ship on one tack, attach, to follow a zigzag course, to change the direction of (a sailing ship) when sailing close-hauled by turning the bow to the wind and shifting the sails so as to fall off on the other side at about the same angle as before, to tack a sailing ship, a change when close-hauled from the starboard to the port tack or vice versa, the direction a ship is sailing as shown by the position the sails are set in, a small short sharp-pointed nail usually having a broad flat head, a zigzag movement on land, stable gear, to join or add in a slight or hasty manner, to fasten or affix with tacks, to add (a rider) to a parliamentary bill, a sticky or adhesive quality or condition, to join in a slight or hasty manner, articles of harness (such as saddle and bridle) for use on a saddle horse, to follow a course against the wind by a series of tacks, a small short sharp-pointed nail usually with a broad flat head, to change the direction of a sailing ship by shifting the sails, one sharply divergent from that previously followed, equipment (as a saddle and bridle) for use on a saddle horse, the direction of a ship with respect to the trim of her sails, to fasten or attach especially with tacks, to add on in order to complete, to modify one's policy or attitude abruptly, a change of course from one tack to another, to add as a supplement or something extra, a slight or temporary sewing or fastening
Synonyms & Antonyms of tacks
tacks Sentence Examples
- The carpenter nailed the tacks into the picture frame with precision.
- The upholstery was secured with decorative brass tacks.
- The canvas was attached to the stretcher bars with hundreds of tiny tacks.
- The teacher pinned a note to the bulletin board with a single tack.
- The metal tacks left rust stains on the old wooden table.
- The seamstress used tacks to hold the fabric in place while she sewed it.
- The ship tacked back and forth across the wind to gain momentum.
- The sailor tacked the sail to the mast with expert skill.
- The tacks on the boat's hull kept it from slipping sideways.
- The tacks in the shoe caused her to limp painfully.
FAQs About the word tacks
to change to an opposite tack by turning the bow to the wind, hardtack sense 1, to combine (a use, possession, or period of time) with that of another especiall
ways, techniques,methods, approaches, manners, strategies, methodologies, forms, recipes, fashions
severs, parts, disconnects, breaks up, divorces, sunders, unhooks, separates, splits, undoes
The carpenter nailed the tacks into the picture frame with precision.
The upholstery was secured with decorative brass tacks.
The canvas was attached to the stretcher bars with hundreds of tiny tacks.
The teacher pinned a note to the bulletin board with a single tack.
