Word

taut, adj.
freq. cnt. 5

pulled or drawn tight
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

taut tight

sample sentences

"taut sails"
"a tight drumhead"
"a tight rope"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

similar to

subjected to great tension; stretched tight
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

taut

sample sentences

"the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"
"her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

similar to