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- pronunciation:
- taI
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
tightens, tightening, tightened |
| definition: |
When you tighten something, you make it tighter.
Before his meeting, Mr. Cox looked in a mirror and tightened his tie.The screws in the wooden chair seemed be coming loose, so Nora's mom tightened them.- antonyms:
- ease, loosen, relax
- similar words:
- contract, strain, tense
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| related words: |
narrow, pinch, tone |
| derivation: |
tightener (n.) |
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