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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..

Loose :: Loose (superl.) Not tight or close; as, a loose garment..

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

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..

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..

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

Trim :: Trim (v. t.) Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect..

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

Shed :: Shed (v. t.) To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water..

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

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

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

Desiccator :: Desiccator (n.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture..

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

Brace :: Brace (n.) That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

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