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Air-tight :: Air-tight (a.) So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder..

Tighten :: Tighten (v. t.) To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.

Gastight :: Gastight (a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.

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..

Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..

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..

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Handy; adroit; brisk.

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

Air Jacket :: Air jacket () A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming..

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..

Flinch :: Flinch (v. i.) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet..

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..

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..

Jam :: Jam (v. t.) To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.

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..

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

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

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

Hermetical :: Hermetical (a.) Made perfectly close or air-tight by fusion, so that no gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an hermetic seal. See Note under Hermetically..

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

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