Word Meanings - MARTINET - Book Publishers vocabulary database

In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or

TIGHTENER
That which tightens; specifically , a tightening pulley.
MARTINETISM
The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc.
TIGHT
p. p. of Tie. Spenser.
DISCIPLINARIAN
Pertaining to discipline. "Displinarian system." Milman.
MARTINETA
A species of tinamou , having a long slender crest.
TIGHTNESS
The quality or condition of being tight.
TIGHTEN
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. Just where I please, with tightened rein I'll urge thee round the dusty plain. Fawkes. Tightening pulley , a pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
TIGHTER
A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer.
MARTINET
In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or
TIGHTLY
In a tight manner; closely; nearly.
TIGHTS
Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs.
WINDTIGHT
So tight as to prevent the passing through of wind. Bp. Hall.
WATER-TIGHT
So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky.
HIGHTY-TIGHTY
Hoity-toity.
GASTIGHT
So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.
RAIN-TIGHT
So tight as to exclude rain as, a rain-tight roof.
UNTIGHTEN
To make less tight or tense; to loosen.
HAND-TIGHT
As tight as can be made by the hand. Totten.
AIR-TIGHT
So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.
STICK-TIGHT
Beggar's ticks.