Word
bight, n.
(bights)
the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
<noun.artifact>
bight
semantic pointers
hypernym
center, centre, midpoint
part holonym
rope
a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
<noun.object>
bight
sample sentences
"the Bight of Benin"
"the Great Australian Bight"
semantic pointers
hypernym
bay, embayment
instance hyponym
Bight of Benin
Great Australian Bight
a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
<noun.shape>
bight
semantic pointers
hypernym
turn, bend, crook, twist
a loop in a rope
<noun.shape>
bight
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
bight
semantic pointers
hypernym
loop