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Fist :: Fist (n.) The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow..

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.

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..

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

Swiftfoot :: Swifter (v. t.) To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer..

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

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

Brace :: Brace (n.) The state of being braced or tight; tension.

Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.

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

Close-stool :: Close-stool (n.) A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover..

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

Garrot :: Garrot (n.) A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb..

Succinct :: Succinct (a.) Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings..

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..

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

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

Intrinse :: Intrinse (a.) Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate.

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