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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..

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

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

Spanner :: Spanner (n.) An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose..

Fit :: Fit (n.) The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.

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..

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

Tith :: Tith (a.) Tight; nimble.

Ferrule :: Ferrule (n.) A bushing for expanding the end of a flue to fasten it tightly in the tube plate, or for partly filling up its mouth..

Garrote :: Garrote (n.) A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted..

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

Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.

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

Compartment :: Compartment (n.) One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.

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..

Camptight :: Camptight (n.) A duel; the decision of a case by a duel.

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

Frap :: Frap (v. t.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together..

Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first..

Tight :: Tight () of Ti.

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