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Sag :: Sag (v. i.) To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges..

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

Windtight :: Windtight (a.) So tight as to prevent the passing through of wind.

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..

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

Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving..

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

Nip :: Nip (v. t.) To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon..

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

Cramp :: Cramp (n.) A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for compressing the joints of framework, etc..

Springal :: Spring (v. i.) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.

Tithly :: Tithly (a.) Tightly; nimbly.

Calking :: Calking (n.) The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing..

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..

Camel :: Camel (n.) A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted..

Intense :: Intense (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought..

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

Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level..

Tight :: Tight (v. t.) To tighten.

Cinch :: Cinch (n.) A tight grip.

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