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adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||||
| 26% | 5 | It helps keep a tight ship tight | ||||||
noun • ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) • heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together verb • direct one's attention on something • fasten with a rivet or rivets • hold (someone's attention) | ||||||||
| 20% | 6 | Mess that's most frequently seen in tight corner | ||||||
noun • a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven • something jumbled or confused verb • force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action • tangle or complicate • disarrange or rumple; dishevel • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | ||||||||
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