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bight

noun verb

the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
B
Ends with
T
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

baɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

noun

  1. a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline

    “the Bight of Benin”

noun

  1. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

noun

  1. a loop in a rope

verb

  1. fasten with a bight

In context

Example Sentences

the Bight of Benin
the Great Australian Bight
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