tack vs sailing
sailing vs tacktack and sailing both are nouns.
tack is a verb but sailing is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tack | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| sailing | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sailing is a hypernym of
tack; that is, sailing is a
word with a broader meaning than tack:
- tack: sailing a zigzag course
- sailing: riding in a sailboat
| tack (noun) | sailing (noun) |
|---|---|
| sailing a zigzag course | riding in a sailboat |
| (nautical) the act of changing tack | the work of a sailor |
| a short nail with a sharp point and a large head | the departure of a vessel from a port |
| gear for a horse | the activity of flying a glider |
| (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) | sailing (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 |
Words related to "tack"
- aim
- alternate
- append
- appurtenance
- assemble
- attach
- baste
- bearing
- bit
- boat
- cap shroud
- caparison
- carpet tack
- change by reversal
- change of course
- cinch
- comfit
- compound
- confect
- confection
- configure
- confuse
- create
- drawing pin
- fasten
- fix
- flip
- flip-flop
- futtock shroud
- gear
- girth
- hame
- hang on
- harness
- headgear
- heading
- horse blanket
- housing
- interchange
- intermediate shroud
- join
- jumble
- line
- mainsheet
- make
- martingale
- mix up
- nail
- navigation
- paraphernalia
- piece
- pilotage
- piloting
- pushpin
- put together
- reassemble
- reverse
- rig up
- run up
- saddle blanket
- saddlecloth
- saddlery
- sail
- sailing
- seafaring
- secure
- set up
- sew
- sew together
- sheet
- ship
- shroud
- stable gear
- stitch
- subjoin
- switch
- tack on
- tack together
- tacker
- tacking
- tag on
- thumbtack
- tintack
- trapping
- turn
- wear round
- weather sheet
- yoke
Words related to "sailing"
- Jacob's ladder
- accommodation ladder
- atrip
- aweigh
- beam-ends
- beat
- becket
- bell
- bilge well
- bitter end
- cabotage
- capsizing
- chip
- close to the wind
- close-hauled
- deadeye
- departure
- employment
- escutcheon
- fireroom
- flight
- flying
- fore
- fore-and-aft
- glide
- gliding
- going
- going away
- hang gliding
- jack ladder
- laniard
- lanyard
- lead line
- leaving
- leg
- luff
- mainsheet
- navigation
- overhead
- paragliding
- parasailing
- pilot ladder
- ratlin
- ratline
- rigged
- rudder
- sail
- sailplaning
- sea ladder
- sea steps
- seafaring
- sheet
- ship's bell
- shroud
- soaring
- sounding line
- spill
- spun yarn
- stand out
- starboard
- stay
- steerage
- steerageway
- steering
- sternpost
- stokehold
- stokehole
- tack
- tacking
- towing line
- towing rope
- towline
- towrope
- unrigged
- water travel
- weather sheet
- work
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