tack vs headgear

headgear vs tack

tack and headgear both are nouns.

tack is a verb but headgear is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tack	Yes	No	Yes	No
headgear	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, headgear is a hyponym of tack; that is, headgear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tack:

tack: gear for a horse
headgear: stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head

Other hyponyms of tack include bit, caparison, housing, trapping, cinch, girth, hame, harness, martingale, horse blanket, saddle blanket, saddlecloth, yoke.

tack (noun)	headgear (noun)
sailing a zigzag course	clothing for the head
(nautical) the act of changing tack	stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head	the hoist at the pithead of a mine
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
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails

tack (verb)	headgear (verb)
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
fasten with tacks
sew together loosely, with large stitches
fix to; attach
create by putting components or members together
turn into the wind

Difference between tack and headgear

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