Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "tack" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

wear

Typical Location

ass bulletin board bulliten board carpet cork cork board junk drawer message board shoe wall

Capable Of

attach paper to bulletin board hold up piece of paper

Coordinate Terms

pushpin sail close to the wind

Derived Terms

Blu-Tack bartack change of tack coffin tack down tack false tack get down to brass tacks hardtack hold tack on the tack sharp as a tack short-tack short-tack sit on a tack switch tack tack about tack claw tack down tack lifter tack on tack room tack together tack up tack weld thumbtack tie tack

Etymologically Related To

techy

Context

boat chemistry construction legal manufacturing nautical navigation scotland seafaring sewing

Has Property

sharp

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

aim appurtenance attach bearing change by reversal change of course create fasten fix gear heading join line make nail paraphernalia reverse run up sail sailing secure sew sew together stitch turn

Type Of (IsA)

basic office connector bearing change of course connector device nail non agentive artifact sailing spiky thing tool turning

Manner Of

fasten sail

Receives Action

pushed into bulletin board

Related Terms

Blu-Tack tacky tick tack tick-tack tick-tack-toe

Related Terms

adhesive appendix billboard billboard pin bit blu tack board boards boom bow breastplate bridle bulletin bulletin boards close hauled cohesive contract cork cork board course direction equestrian equestrian equipment equipment fastener gybe halter hardtack harness heading holds holds paper horse lease maneuver martingale nail needle notice notice board paper pin point pointy posters push push pin reach rein saddle sail sailing vessel sharp sharp point sharp pointy small small nail small pin stain stickiness stirrup supplement tache tacky thumb thumb pin thumbtack upholstery upholstery fastener upwind windward

Synonym Network

append assemble baste change coming about drawing pin interchange sheet stable gear thumbtack

Used For

attaching things together catch wind hanging up childs artwork hold things on wall holding paper to wall holding up posters pin things to surface pinning to board put notes on board putting up posters

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.