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Search phrase: tight

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.iv.15More tight at this than thou. Dispatch. O, love,More tight at this, then thou: Dispatch. O Loue,
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.iii.56boy, servant by servant – the tithe of a hair was neverBoy, Seruant by Seruant: the tight of a hayre was neuer
King LearKL III.vi.69Or bobtail tike, or trundle-tail,Or Bobtaile tight, or Troudle taile,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.372And twelve tight galleys. These I will assure her,And twelue tite Gallies, these I will assure her,
The TempestTem V.i.224Is tight and yare and bravely rigged, as whenIs tyte, and yare, and brauely rig'd, as when

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Glossary

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belocklock up, hold tight, intertwine
clapshut tight, slam shut
claspcling, hold tight, hang on
closesecretive, tight-lipped, uncommunicative
close-tonguedspeaking secretly, tight-lipped
niggardlymean-minded, tight-fisted, miserly
stanchwater-tight, steadfast, firm
staunchwater-tight, steadfast, firm
straittight, close-fitting, narrow
stricttight, close, pressing
tightwater-tight, seaworthy, shipshape
tightskilled, deft, adept
toptighten, pull tight on
unstanchednot made staunch [water-tight]; loose, promiscuous

Thesaurus

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hold tightbelock
hold tightclasp
hold tightcorslet
pull tight ontop
shut tightclap
tightstrait
tightstrict
tight shutclap
tight, holdbelock
tight, holdclasp
tight, holdcorslet
tight-fistedniggardly
tight-lippedclose
tight-lippedclose-tongued
water-tightstaunch
water-tighttight

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
TIGHTBASICtight adj, tightly adv

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