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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Timenoguy :: Timenoguy (n.) A rope carried taut between or over obstacles likely to engage or foul the running rigging in working a ship.
Tautoousian :: Tautoousian (a.) Alt. of Tautoousiou.
Tautochronous :: Tautochronous (a.) Occupying the same time; pertaining to, or having the properties of, a tautochrone..
Taut :: Taut (a.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
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..
Tautog :: Tautog (n.) An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or Tautoga onitis) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll..
Tautologist :: Tautologist (n.) One who uses tautological words or phrases.
Tautologizing :: Tautologizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tautologiz.
Tautozonal :: Tautozonal (a.) Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes..
Tautophonical :: Tautophonical (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound..
Tautologic :: Tautologic (a.) Tautological.
Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming; -- said of sails..
Tautologized :: Tautologized (imp. & p. p.) of Tautologiz.
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..
Tautophony :: Tautophony (n.) Repetition of the same sound.
Taut :: Taut (a.) Snug; close; firm; secure.
Blackfish :: Blackfish (n.) The tautog of New England (Tautoga).
Tort :: Tort (a.) Stretched tight; taut.
Tautologous :: Tautologous (a.) Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological.
Tautegorical :: Tautegorical (a.) Expressing the same thing with different words; -- opposed to allegorical.
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