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

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..

Bedkey :: Bedkey (n.) An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.

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

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

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

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

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

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

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

Tourniquet :: Tourniquet (n.) An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.

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

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

Tight :: Tight () of Ti.

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..

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment..

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

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

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

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