Word Meanings - RAIN-TIGHT - Book Publishers vocabulary database
So tight as to exclude rain as, a rain-tight roof.
Related words: (words related to RAIN-TIGHT)
- TIGHTENER
That which tightens; specifically , a tightening pulley. - TIGHT
p. p. of Tie. Spenser. - EXCLUDE
Etym: 1. To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive of; to except; -- the opposite to admit; as, to exclude a crowd from a room or house; to exclude the light; to exclude one nation from - TIGHTNESS
The quality or condition of being tight. - TIGHTEN
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. Just where I please, with tightened rein I'll urge thee round the dusty plain. Fawkes. Tightening pulley , a pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it. - TIGHTER
A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer. - TIGHTLY
In a tight manner; closely; nearly. - TIGHTS
Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs. - WINDTIGHT
So tight as to prevent the passing through of wind. Bp. Hall. - WATER-TIGHT
So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky. - HIGHTY-TIGHTY
Hoity-toity. - GASTIGHT
So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas. - RAIN-TIGHT
So tight as to exclude rain as, a rain-tight roof. - UNTIGHTEN
To make less tight or tense; to loosen. - HAND-TIGHT
As tight as can be made by the hand. Totten. - AIR-TIGHT
So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder. - STICK-TIGHT
Beggar's ticks.