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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..

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

Tights :: Tights (n. pl.) Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs..

Air-tight :: Air-tight (n.) A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.

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

Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot..

Straiten :: Straiten (v. t.) To make tense, or tight; to tighten..

Tighter :: Tighter (n.) A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer.

Bedkey :: Bedkey (n.) An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.

Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..

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

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

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

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

Nut :: Nut (n.) A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst Bolt..

Curb :: Curb (n.) That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse..

Tension :: Tension (a.) A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness..

Overwind :: Overwind (v. t.) To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum..

Close :: Close (v. t.) Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box..

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