tacks >> tak
Definition: [noun] a small, sharp broad-headed nail.
Example: tacks held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor
Definition: [noun] a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing.
Definition: [noun] a method of dealing with a situation or problem; a course of action or policy.
Example: as she could not stop him going she tried another tack and insisted on going with him
Definition: [noun] an act of changing course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind, so as to bring the wind on the opposite side.
Definition: [noun] a rope for securing the corner of certain sails.
Definition: [noun] the quality of being sticky.
Example: cooking the sugar to caramel gives tack to the texture
Definition: [verb] fasten or fix in place with tacks.
Example: he used the tool to tack down sheets of fibreboard
Definition: [verb] change course by turning a boat's head into and through the wind.
Example: their boat was now downwind and they had to tack