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Tightened :: Tightened (imp. & p. p.) of Tighte.

Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.

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..

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

Hermetically :: Hermetically (adv.) By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure..

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

Take-up :: Take-up (n.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch..

Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving..

Loosen :: Loosen (v. i.) To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact..

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

Water-tight :: Water-tight (a.) So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky..

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

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

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

Garrote :: Garrote (n.) A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted..

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

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..

Well :: Well (v. i.) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market..

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..

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.

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