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  • 11tight — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English tiht, thyht dense, solid, watertight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thēttr tight; akin to Middle High German dīhte thick, Sanskrit tanakti it causes to coagulate Date: 14th century 1. a. having… …

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  • 12tight — tightly, adv. tightness, n. /tuyt/, adj. tighter, tightest, adv., tighter, tightest. adj. 1. firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot. 2. drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut. 3. affording little or no extra… …

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  • 13tight — [[t]taɪt[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est. 1) firmly or closely fixed in place; secure: a tight knot[/ex] 2) drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut 3) fitting closely, esp. too closely: a tight collar[/ex] 4) difficult to deal with or manage: a… …

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  • 14tight — adjective 1) a tight grip Syn: firm, fast, secure, fixed, clenched Ant: relaxed 2) the rope was tight Syn: taut, rigid, stiff …

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  • 15tight — 01. These pants are too [tight]; I think I need something a little larger. 02. You should [tighten] the strap on your bicycle helmet or it will fall off if you are in an accident. 03. The little boy held his mother s hand [tightly] as he walked… …

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  • 16schedule — sched|ule1 W3S3 [ˈʃedju:l, ˈske US ˈskedʒul, dʒəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: cedule piece of paper, note , from Late Latin schedula, from Latin scheda sheet of papyrus ] 1.) a plan of what someone is going to do and when they are… …

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  • 17schedule*/ — [ˈʃedjuːl] noun [C] I a plan of activities or events and when they will happen Syn: timetable What s on your schedule today?[/ex] Our MP has a very busy schedule.[/ex] We re shooting the film on a very tight schedule (= with many things to do in… …

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  • 18tight — /taɪt/ adjective which is controlled, which does not allow any movement ● The manager has a very tight schedule today – he cannot fit in any more appointments. ● Expenses are kept under tight control. ▪▪▪ ‘…mortgage money is becoming tighter’… …

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  • 19schedule — ▪ I. schedule sched‧ule 1 [ˈʆedjuːl ǁ ˈskedʒʊl, dʒl] noun [countable] 1. a plan of what someone is going to do and when they are going to do it: • I ve got a very full schedule (= I will be very busy because a lot of meetings and other… …

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  • 20tight — tight1 W3S2 [taıt] adj comparative tighter superlative tightest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(pulled/stretched firmly)¦ 3¦(attached firmly)¦ 4¦(holding something firmly)¦ 5¦(strict)¦ 6¦(little money)¦ 7¦(little time)¦ …

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