| Main Entry: | tack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | course of movement |
Synonyms: |
aim, alteration, approach, bearing, bend, deflection, deviation, digression, direction, double, echelon, heading, line, method, oblique course, path, plan, point of sail, procedure, set, shift, siding, sidling, sweep, swerve, switch, tactic, tangent, turn, variation, way, yaw, zigzag |
| Main Entry: | tack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short pin for attaching |
Synonyms: |
brad, nail, point, pushpin, staple, thumbtack |
| Main Entry: | tack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach |
Synonyms: |
add, affix, annex, append, baste, fasten, fix, hem, mount, nail, paste, pin, sew, staple, stitch, tag, tie |
Antonyms: |
detach, separate, unfasten, untack |
| Main Entry: | affix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach or stick |
Synonyms: |
add, annex, append, bind, fasten, glue, hitch on, join, paste, put on, rivet, slap on, subjoin, tack, tack on, tag, tag on |
Antonyms: |
detach, let go, loosen |
| Main Entry: | baste |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sew temporarily |
Synonyms: |
catch, fasten, stitch, tack |
| Main Entry: | bend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curve |
Synonyms: |
angle, arc, bending, bow, corner, crook, curvation, curvature, deflection, deviation, flection, flexure, hook, lean, loop, round, sag, shift, tack, tilt, turn, twist, yaw, zigzag |
Antonyms: |
line |
| Main Entry: | bent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inclination; talent |
Synonyms: |
ability, aim, aptitude, bag*, disposition, druthers, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, head-set, inclining, knack, leaning, mind-set, nose, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, set, tack, tendency, thing for, tilt, turn, weakness for |
| Main Entry: | course |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | path, channel |
Synonyms: |
aisle, aqueduct, boards, byway, canal, circuit, conduit, direction, duct, flow, groove, itinerary, lap, line, movement, orbit, passage, range, road, route, run, rut, scope, stream, tack, track, trail, trajectory, watercourse, way |
| Main Entry: | dean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader of institution |
Synonyms: |
administrator, authority, dignitary, doyen, ecclesiastic, guide, lead, legislator, pilot, president, principal, professor, senior, tack |
Antonyms: |
pupil, student |
| Main Entry: | direction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | course, route |
Synonyms: |
aim, angle, area, aspect, bearing, beeline, bent, bias, current, drift, end, inclination, line, objective, orientation, outlook, path, point of compass, proclivity, range, region, road, set, side, slant, spot, standpoint, stream, tack, tendency, that-a-way, tide, track, trajectory, trend, viewpoint, way |
Antonyms: |
deviation, misdirection, wrong way |