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Dovetail :: Dovetail (n.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one..

Cinch :: Cinch (n.) A tight grip.

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Handy; adroit; brisk.

Fit :: Fit (n.) The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.

Nip :: Nip (v. t.) To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon..

Calking :: Calking (n.) The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing..

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.

Strait :: Strait (superl.) Tight; close; closely fitting.

Steeving :: Steeve (n.) A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly..

Untighten :: Untighten (v. t.) To make less tight or tense; to loosen.

Trim :: Trim (v. t.) Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect..

Springal :: Spring (v. i.) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.

Lacing :: Lacing (n.) The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces..

Windtight :: Windtight (a.) So tight as to prevent the passing through of wind.

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7..

Overwind :: Overwind (v. t.) To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum..

Swaddle :: Swaddle (v. t.) To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby..

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

Jam :: Jam (v. t.) To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.

Compartment :: Compartment (n.) One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.

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