Tack synonyms
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thumbtack
A tack with a wide, flat head that can be pressed into a board, etc. with the thumb
glazier point
A short, broad-headed nail
A short, broad-headed nail
carpet tack
A short, broad-headed nail
copper tack
A short, broad-headed nail
(Music) An upright pin in a keyboard instrument, especially in a clavichord, that rises to sound a string when a key is depressed and stops the string at a preset length to set the pitch.
Sharp divergence from normal behavior
An act or instance of digressing; a wandering from the main subject in talking or writing
The act, fact, or process of varying; change or deviation in form, condition, appearance, extent, etc. from a former or usual state, or from an assumed standard
An altering or being altered
Range or scope:
The act or degree of swerving
Something characterized by such a series, as a design, path, etc.
A formation of troops in which each unit is positioned successively to the left or right of the rear unit to form an oblique or steplike line.
sidling
The motion of one who sidles.
A covering for an outside wall, as of a frame building, consisting generally of overlapping shingles, boards, aluminum panels, etc.
An abrupt, sharp, lashing movement, as with a switch
turn-about-face
An oblique course
To hold fast; immobilize:
(Computers) To insert text, graphics, or other data into a document or file.
To sew with long, loose stitches so as to keep the parts together until properly sewn; tack
(Music) To join (notes) by a tie.
To detect and expose:
To set on a horse:
To fasten, join, repair, adorn, or operate upon with or as with stitches; sew
hem piece together
To fasten lightly
go in zigzags
To steer an oblique course
To steer an oblique course
turn in the wind
To steer an oblique course
To cause to turn aside or differ.
alter one's course
To steer an oblique course
(Informal) To be in harmony, agreement, or accord
To cause to sheer
To carry or have on one's person as covering, adornment, or protection:
To change from one gear arrangement to another
shunt
(Medicine) To divert or permit flow of a body fluid from one pathway or region to another by surgical means.
To carry or hold in the mind over time; harbor:
straighten (antonym)
hold a course (antonym)
take a straight course (antonym)
turn (related)
fasten (related)
veer (related)
detach (antonym)
separate (antonym)
unfasten (antonym)
untack (antonym)
The part of the area behind the foul line in a bowling alley used by a bowler in delivering the ball.
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
A mode of action or behavior:
A plan of construction; plan of making or doing
A person's manner of working.
A program or policy stipulating a service or benefit:
The act, method, or manner of proceeding in some action; esp., the sequence of steps to be followed
(Uncountable) Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill. [from 19th c.]
A place at which something twists or turns
means (related)
change (related)
Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc
(Philately) The unseparated stamps printed on a piece of paper by a single impression of a plate
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
(--- Nautical) One of a set of ropes or wire cables stretched from the masthead to the sides of a vessel to support the mast.
stable gear
gear for a horse
saddlery
(Uncountable) The trade or craft of a saddler.
To alternate; to intermingle or vary
To cause to alternate:
To move or act on with a quick motion:
To move back and forth between two conditions or circumstances, sometimes repeatedly:
To add as a supplement or appendix:
fix to; attach
fix to; attach
To fit or put together the parts of (a machine, etc.)
To join or unite
create by putting components or members together
wear round
turn into the wind
Find another word for tack. In this page you can discover 81 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for tack, like: thumbtack, glazier point, push pin, carpet tack, copper tack, tangent, deviation, digression, variation, alteration and sweep.