Definition of taut

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Taut (a.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

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Tautophonical :: Tautophonical (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound..
Tautologized :: Tautologized (imp. & p. p.) of Tautologiz.
Timenoguy :: Timenoguy (n.) A rope carried taut between or over obstacles likely to engage or foul the running rigging in working a ship.
Tautologic :: Tautologic (a.) Tautological.
Chub :: Chub (n.) A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius, Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc..
Identical :: Identical (a.) Uttering sameness or the same truth; expressing in the predicate what is given, or obviously implied, in the subject; tautological..
Tautologizing :: Tautologizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tautologiz.
Tautophony :: Tautophony (n.) Repetition of the same sound.
Wapp :: Wapp (n.) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.
Tautomeric :: Tautomeric (a.) Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism..
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out..
Toght :: Toght (a.) Taut.
Tautoousian :: Tautoousian (a.) Alt. of Tautoousiou.
Tautologize :: Tautologize (v. i.) To repeat the same thing in different words.
Tautochrone :: Tautochrone (n.) A curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it by the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point in the same time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall; as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a tautochrone..
Taught :: Taught (a.) See Taut.
Tautologous :: Tautologous (a.) Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological.
Tautology :: Tautology (n.) A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --//The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,/And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison..
Tautologist :: Tautologist (n.) One who uses tautological words or phrases.
Labroid :: Labroid (a.) Like the genus Labrus; belonging to the family Labridae, an extensive family of marine fishes, often brilliantly colored, which are very abundant in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The tautog and cunner are American examples..
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