| NOUN | artifact | tacking, baste, basting, basting stitch | a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together |
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| act | tacking, tack | (nautical) the act of changing tack |
| Sounds | tae'kihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together. | |
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| Synonyms | baste, basting, basting stitch | |
| Broader | sewing stitch, embroidery stitch | A stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather |
| Spanish | embaste, hilván | |
| Catalan | embasta | |
| Meaning | (nautical) the act of changing tack. | |
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| Synonym | tack | |
| Category | seafaring, navigation, sailing | The work of a sailor / sailor |
| Broader | change of course | A change in the direction that you are moving |
| Spanish | virada | |
| Catalan | virada | |
| Verbs | tack | turn into the wind |
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