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Loose :: Loose (superl.) Not tight or close; as, a loose garment..

Bowline :: Bowline (n.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled..

Strany :: Strangury (n.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it..

Tightener :: Tightener (n.) That which tightens; specifically (Mach.), a tightening pulley..

Camel :: Camel (n.) A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted..

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

Woolder :: Woolder (n.) A stick used to tighten the rope in woolding.

Tith :: Tith (a.) Tight; nimble.

Tightening :: Tightening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tighte.

Stanch :: Stanch (v. t.) Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship..

Tight :: Tight () of Ti.

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

Spanner :: Spanner (n.) An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose..

Flinch :: Flinch (v. i.) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet..

Centreboard :: Centreboard (n.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States.

Desiccator :: Desiccator (n.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture..

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

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To close tightly; to clinch.

Autoclave :: Autoclave (n.) A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

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