tachs / tacks / tacts / tax [tæks]
tachs – n. – 1. instruments for measuring velocities and speeds of engines or motors
tacks – n. pl. of tack & v. 3rd person present sing of tack – n. pl. – 1. things which attach to other things; 2. leasehold tenements; 3. rented pastures; 4. blemishes, strange tastes; 5. equipment; v. – 1. attaches; 2. takes cattle to rented pasture; 3. infects; 4. attacks
tacts – n. pl. – 1. senses of touch; 2. Music strokes in beating time; 3. keen senses of what to do or say in a given situation
tax – n. & v. – n. – a payment imposed and collected by government; v. – strain, put under pressure