tightener

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈtaɪtn̩ɚ/
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/ˈtaɪtn̩ɚ/ · /ˈtaɪtn̩ə/

Definition of tightener

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Something used to tighten.
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noun

  1. Something used to tighten.
  2. (UK, archaic, slang)A large meal; a feast or blowout.
    “184?, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor One proposed going to Hungerford-market to do a feed on decayed shrimps or other offal laying about the market; another proposed going to Covent-garden to do a 'tightener' of rotten oranges, to which I was humorously invited; […]”
    “Now a belt like this is a great saving to a man inasmuch as he can save many a meal by wearing it; all you have to do if you want to save a meal is to buckle in a hole or two tighter, and you will feel as if you have had a tightener and will not miss your dinner for that day.”

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Etymology

From tighten + -er. Referring to a meal, suggests the tightening of one's belt around the expanding waistline.

Anagrams of tightener

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play retighten 13 points

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Best play retighten 13 points

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