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Interknit :: Interknit (v. t.) To knit together; to unite closely; to intertwine.

Affiliate :: Affiliate (v. t.) To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally..

Dungeon :: Dungeon (n.) A close, dark prison, common/, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons..

Half-sword :: Half-sword (n.) Half the length of a sword; close fight.

Hackmatack :: Hackmatack (n.) The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called also tamarack..

Gripe :: Gripe (v. i.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm..

Taut :: Taut (a.) Snug; close; firm; secure.

Court :: Court (n.) An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley..

Shut :: Shut (v. i.) To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it shuts hard..

Satin :: Satin (n.) A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface..

F :: F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.;

Beakhead :: Beakhead (n.) A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew..

Tack :: Tack (v. t.) The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction..

Listen :: Listen (v. i.) To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to give ear; to hearken; to attend.

Fast-handed :: Fast-handed (a.) Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious.

Chilostomata :: Chilostomata (n. pl.) An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells..

Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To inclose; to surround. See Impale.

Immure :: Immure (v. t.) To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate..

Close :: Close (v. t.) Intimate; familiar; confidential.

Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.

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