watertight
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/ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/
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/ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/ · /ˈwɑː.tɚ.taɪt/ · /ˈwɔː.tɚ.taɪt/
Definition of watertight
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
“What a day, eh? Demmy, it's like the commencement of the rainy season in Bengal. But you'll find my carriage is watertight. Come along, my mother and Emmy are in the vestry.”
“There is no reference to rough weather, and, indeed, the state of the vessel’s paint and rigging excludes the idea that she was abandoned for any such reason. She is perfectly watertight.”
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adj
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So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
“What a day, eh? Demmy, it's like the commencement of the rainy season in Bengal. But you'll find my carriage is watertight. Come along, my mother and Emmy are in the vestry.”
“There is no reference to rough weather, and, indeed, the state of the vessel’s paint and rigging excludes the idea that she was abandoned for any such reason. She is perfectly watertight.”
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(figuratively)So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.
“a watertight alibi”
“a watertight contract”
“a watertight regulation”
“While the Nationwide League suffer the consequences of not having negotiated a watertight agreement with ITV Digital, the Premier League can be excused a smug smile of satisfaction over the deal they struck with the fallen digital company.”
“David Cameron has said his EU deal will be legally binding and watertight, after a senior European politician claimed countries could simply undo it after the UK voted to remain in the union.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From water + tight. Compare Scots wattirticht (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterticht (“waterproof”), Dutch waterdicht (“waterproof, watertight”), German wasserdicht (“watertight, waterproof”), Danish vandtæt (“watertight”), Swedish vattentät (“watertight, waterproof”).
Words you can make from watertight
200+ playable · top: WHITTRET (14 pts)
Best play whittret 14 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
33 words- AWEIGH 13 pts
- WEIGHT 13 pts
- WRIGHT 13 pts
- THAWER 12 pts
- THWART 12 pts
- WHITER 12 pts
- WITHER 12 pts
- WRAITH 12 pts
- WREATH 12 pts
- WRITHE 12 pts
- ARIGHT 10 pts
- EARWIG 10 pts
- GATHER 10 pts
- HEGARI 10 pts
- HEGIRA 10 pts
- HATTER 9 pts
- HITTER 9 pts
- THETRI 9 pts
- THREAT 9 pts
- TITHER 9 pts
- WAITER 9 pts
- WATTER 9 pts
- WITTER 9 pts
- AIGRET 7 pts
- GAITER 7 pts
- TARGET 7 pts
- TRIAGE 7 pts
- ATTIRE 6 pts
- ATTRIT 6 pts
- RATITE 6 pts
- TATTER 6 pts
- TATTIE 6 pts
- TITTER 6 pts
5-letter words
49 words- WEIGH 12 pts
- WIGHT 12 pts
- THRAW 11 pts
- THREW 11 pts
- WHEAT 11 pts
- WHITE 11 pts
- WITHE 11 pts
- WRATH 11 pts
- EIGHT 9 pts
- GARTH 9 pts
- GERAH 9 pts
- GIRTH 9 pts
- GRITH 9 pts
- RIGHT 9 pts
- TIGHT 9 pts
- WAGER 9 pts
- AIRTH 8 pts
- EARTH 8 pts
- HATER 8 pts
- HEART 8 pts
- ITHER 8 pts
- RATHE 8 pts
- TAWER 8 pts
- TAWIE 8 pts
- THEIR 8 pts
- THETA 8 pts
- TITHE 8 pts
- TWIER 8 pts
- WATER 8 pts
- WRITE 8 pts
- GATER 6 pts
- GRATE 6 pts
- GREAT 6 pts
- RETAG 6 pts
- TARGE 6 pts
- TERGA 6 pts
- TIGER 6 pts
- TRAGI 6 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- TATER 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
- TETRA 5 pts
- TETRI 5 pts
- TITER 5 pts
- TITRE 5 pts
- TRAIT 5 pts
- TREAT 5 pts
- TRITE 5 pts
4-letter words
70 words- WHIG 11 pts
- THAW 10 pts
- THEW 10 pts
- WHAT 10 pts
- WHET 10 pts
- WHIR 10 pts
- WHIT 10 pts
- WITH 10 pts
- ARGH 8 pts
- GHAT 8 pts
- GREW 8 pts
- TWIG 8 pts
- WAGE 8 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HAIR 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HART 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- RATH 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- TAHR 7 pts
- TETH 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- THAT 7 pts
- THIR 7 pts
- TWAE 7 pts
- TWAT 7 pts
- TWIT 7 pts
- WAIR 7 pts
- WAIT 7 pts
- WARE 7 pts
- WART 7 pts
- WATT 7 pts
- WEAR 7 pts
- WEIR 7 pts
- WERT 7 pts
- WETA 7 pts
- WIRE 7 pts
- WITE 7 pts
- WRIT 7 pts
- AGER 5 pts
- AREG 5 pts
- GAIT 5 pts
- GATE 5 pts
- GEAR 5 pts
- GETA 5 pts
- GIRT 5 pts
- GITE 5 pts
- GRAT 5 pts
- GRIT 5 pts
- RAGE 5 pts
- RAGI 5 pts
- TRIG 5 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TART 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- HAW 9 pts
- HEW 9 pts
- GHI 7 pts
- HAG 7 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- AWE 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- RAH 6 pts
- RAW 6 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GAT 4 pts
- GET 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIT 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
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