tack
Definitions
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
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- (nautical) the act of changing tack
- Sailing a zigzag course
Verb
- Fasten with tacks
- Turn into the wind
- Create by putting components or members together
- Sew together loosely, with large stitches
- Fix to; attach
- Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "tack".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attack | 2 | 105 |
| 2 | attacked | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | attacks | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | tackle | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | attacking | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | stack | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | stacked | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | attacker | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | post-attack | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | tack | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | attackers | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | counterattack | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | stacking | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | tacked | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | tacking | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | haystack | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | haystacks | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | stacks | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | tackles | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | counterattacked | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | counterattacking | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | counterattacks | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | hackmatack | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | smokestack | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | smokestacks | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | stacker | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | stackhouse | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | stackpole | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | tacke | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | tacker | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | tackett | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | tackitt | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | tackled | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | tackling | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | tacks | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | tacky | 2 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "tack".
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Words that often follow the term "tack" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "tack" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 12
Fragments: 36
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 5
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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