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Chest :: Chest (n.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ..

Tightened :: Tightened (imp. & p. p.) of Tighte.

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

Rain-tight :: Rain-tight (a.) So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof..

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..

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

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

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

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..

Tightener :: Tightener (n.) That which tightens; specifically (Mach.), a tightening pulley..

Swiftfoot :: Swifter (v. t.) To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer..

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

Cofferdam :: Cofferdam (n.) A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc..

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

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

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

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..

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

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

Swaddle :: Swaddle (v. t.) To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby..

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