| NOUN | shape | bight | a loop in a rope |
|---|---|---|---|
| shape | bight | a bend / bend or curve (especially in a coastline) | |
| object | bight | a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline | |
| artifact | bight | the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) | |
| VERB | contact | bight | fasten with a bight |
| Sounds | bay't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | A loop in a rope. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | loop | Anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) |
| Spanish | gaza | |
| Verbs | bight | fasten with a bight |
| Meaning | A bend / bend or curve (especially in a coastline). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | bend, crook, twist, turn | A circular segment of a curve |
| Spanish | bahía, ensenada | |
| Catalan | badia | |
| Meaning | A broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
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| Instances | Bight of Benin | A broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa |
| Great Australian Bight | A wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia | |
| Broader | bay, embayment | An indentation of a shoreline larger / larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf |
| Spanish | cala | |
| Catalan | cala | |
| Meaning | The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends). | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | rope | A strong line |
| Broader | center, centre, midpoint | A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| Spanish | gaza, laza | |
| Meaning | Fasten with a bight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Spanish | engarzar, engazar | |
| Nouns | bight | a loop in a rope |
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