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suylas [suy.las.] : tack (n.)

Derivatives of suylas


Glosses:
tack
n. (location)1. tackthe heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails.
~ bearing, heading, aimthe direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies.
n. (artifact)2. tacka short nail with a sharp point and a large head.
~ carpet tackused to nail down carpets.
~ naila thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener.
~ drawing pin, pushpin, thumbtacka tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board.
~ tintacktack or small nail of tinned iron.
n. (artifact)3. saddlery, stable gear, tackgear for a horse.
~ bitpiece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding.; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
~ caparison, trapping, housingstable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse.
~ cinch, girthstable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place.
~ appurtenance, paraphernalia, gearequipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc..
~ hamestable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces.
~ harnessstable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart.
~ headgearstable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head.
~ martingalea harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head.
~ horse blanket, saddle blanket, saddleclothstable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle.
~ yokestable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team.
n. (artifact)4. mainsheet, sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind.
~ sailing, seafaring, navigationthe work of a sailor.
~ futtock shroudshroud that is part of a ship's rigging.
~ linesomething (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible.; "a washing line"
~ shipa vessel that carries passengers or freight.
n. (act)5. tack, tacking(nautical) the act of changing tack.
~ sailing, seafaring, navigationthe work of a sailor.
~ change of coursea change in the direction that you are moving.
n. (act)6. tacksailing a zigzag course.
~ sailingriding in a sailboat.
v. (contact)7. tackfasten with tacks.; "tack the notice on the board"
~ fasten, fix, securecause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
~ thumbtackfasten with thumbtacks.; "The teacher thumbtacked the notice on the bulletin board"
v. (motion)8. tack, wear roundturn into the wind.; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"
~ navigation, pilotage, pilotingthe guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place.
~ boata small vessel for travel on water.
~ sailtravel on water propelled by wind.; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
v. (creation)9. assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack togethercreate by putting components or members together.; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
~ bring together, joincause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
~ create, makemake or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
~ comfit, confection, confectmake into a confection.; "This medicine is home-confected"
~ mix up, jumble, confuseassemble without order or sense.; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
~ reassembleassemble once again, after taking something apart.
~ configureset up for a particular purpose.; "configure my new computer"; "configure a plane for a combat mission"
~ compoundcreate by mixing or combining.
~ rig uperect or construct, especially as a temporary measure.; "Can he rig up a P.A. system?"
v. (contact)10. baste, tacksew together loosely, with large stitches.; "baste a hem"
~ sew, sew together, stitch, run upfasten by sewing; do needlework.
v. (contact)11. append, hang on, tack, tack on, tag onfix to; attach.; "append a charm to the necklace"
~ attachcause to be attached.
~ subjoinadd to the end.
v. (change)12. alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tackreverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).
~ change by reversal, reverse, turnchange to the contrary.; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"