Definition of tact

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of tact is as below...

Tact (n.) The stroke in beating time.

Lern More About Tact

Syntax :: Syntactical (a.) Of or pertaining to syntax; according to the rules of syntax, or construction..
Chemism :: Chemism (n.) The force exerted between the atoms of elementary substance whereby they unite to form chemical compounds; chemical attaction; affinity; -- sometimes used as a general expression for chemical activity or relationship.
Adjoin :: Adjoin (v. i.) To lie or be next, or in contact; to be contiguous; as, the houses adjoin..
Taste :: Taste (n.) The one of the five senses by which certain properties of bodies (called their taste, savor, flavor) are ascertained by contact with the organs of taste..
Tentaculum :: Tentaculum (n.) One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be tactile organs; a tactile hair..
Maladdress :: Maladdress (n.) Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one..
Postact :: Postact (n.) An act done afterward.
Crock :: Crock (v. t.) To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth..
Cleavers :: Cleavers (n.) A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc..
Calender :: Calender (n.) A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance. It consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating..
Polar :: Polar (n.) The right line drawn through the two points of contact of the two tangents drawn from a given point to a given conic section. The given point is called the pole of the line. If the given point lies within the curve so that the two tangents become imaginary, there is still a real polar line which does not meet the curve, but which possesses other properties of the polar. Thus the focus and directrix are pole and polar. There are also poles and polar curves to curves of higher degree th
Angustation :: Angustation (n.) The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting.
Preserve :: Preserve (v. t.) To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve appearances; to preserve silence..
Tactless :: Tactless (a.) Destitute of tact.
Touch :: Touch (v. i.) To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points..
Contact :: Contact (n.) A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.
Apotactite :: Apotactite (n.) One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions..
Noncontagious :: Noncontagious (a.) Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.
Sound :: Sound (n.) The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human voice; a h
Stockade :: Stockade (v. t.) A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us