Synonyms of the word

tacking

• n. loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
• n. (nautical) the act of changing tack.
• n. (law) A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate…
• v. present participle of tack.

baste

• v. To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
• v. To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
• v. (by extension) To coat over something.
• v. To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.
• v. (archaic, slang) To beat with a stick; to cudgel.

basting

• n. The act by which a food item is basted.
• n. (archaic) A (physical) beating.
• v. present participle of baste.

stitch

• n. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
• n. An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
• n. (sports) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, caused by internal organs pulling…
• n. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn.
• n. An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
• n. A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
• n. Hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
• n. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
• n. (obsolete) A contortion, or twist.
• n. (colloquial) Any least part of a fabric or dress.
• n. A furrow.
• v. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of…
• v. To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.
• v. (agriculture) To form land into ridges.
• v. (intransitive) To practice/practise stitching or needlework.
• v. (computing, graphics) To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image.

tack

• n. A small nail with a flat head.
• n. A thumbtack.
• n. (sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
• n. (nautical) The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
• n. (nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
• n. A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
• n. (nautical) The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes…
• n. (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
• n. (nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled;…
• n. Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated…
• n. (manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive…
• n. Hardtack.
• n. That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
• n. (law, Scotland) A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
• n. (obsolete) Confidence; reliance.
• v. To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
• v. To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
• v. (nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes…
• v. To add something as an extra item.
• v. Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.
• n. A stain; a tache.
• n. (obsolete) A peculiar flavour or taint.
• n. (colloquial) That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy.