Tackling

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Gear; tackle.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of tackle.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc.
  • n. Instruments of action.
  • n. The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which is used to tackle with; anything that serves as tackle, or as part of a tackle; means of attaching one thing to another, as for hold, purchase, or draft: used of the rigging or the working parts of a ship, of the holding parts or the whole of a harness of any kind, of appliances for angling or other sport, of military equipments, etc.
  • Word Usage
    "I hope you (and other members of the board) are interested in tackling * this* perception issue."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    harness   
    Verb Stem
    tackle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    cackling    crackling