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Stanch :: Stanch (v. t.) Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship..

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out..

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

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

Packing :: Packing (n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc..

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

Balance :: Balance (n.) To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope..

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight..

Twist :: Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..

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..

Hand-tight :: Hand-tight (a.) As tight as can be made by the hand.

Sticky :: Stick-tight (n.) Beggar's ticks.

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7..

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

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..

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

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment..

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..

Strany :: Strangury (n.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it..

Highty-tighty :: Highty-tighty (a.) Hoity-toity.

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