tacks

Bulletin board hardware

Tacks are small, sharp-pointed nails with flat heads, used to fasten things temporarily or to surfaces like corkboard: She used tacks to pin the poster to the wall.

In sailing, a tack is a course relative to the wind, or the maneuver of changing that course.

Figuratively, to change tack is to shift approach: When charm failed, he tried a different tack.

To tack something on is to add it as an afterthought.

Tack also refers to a horse's harness and saddle equipment.

fastening

pushpin

Pin for posting papers

nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
staplesSmall metal paper-binders
bradsSmall thin nails

pins · hammer · corkboard · poster · securing · attaching · pressing · pointy · brass · steel

sailing

mainsail

Principal vessel canvas

jibTriangular sail forward
spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
helmVessel's steering mechanism

starboard · port · windward · leeward · regatta · yacht · keelboat · dinghy · skipper · crew

sharpness

pointed

Tapering to a tip

sharpFine-edged, or astute
piercingPenetrating or very sharp
pricklySpiny or irritable

pointy · stinging · pricking · jabbing · poking · needle-like · barbed · spiky

upholstery

fabric

Woven or knit material

furnitureMovable room objects
sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
chairSingle-person sitting furniture

ottoman · stitching · reupholstery · leather · velvet · padding · tufting · trim · decorative · antique

carpet

underlay

Material beneath flooring

paddingMaterial for cushioning
stretchingExtending muscles or material
gripperDevice that grasps firmly

installer · fitting · subfloor · edging · securing · laying · positioning · stapling

tacks

pushpin

mainsail

pointed

fabric

underlay

tacks

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