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taut

adjective

pulled or drawn tight

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
T
Ends with
T
Contains
AU
Scrabble score
4
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

tɔːt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. pulled or drawn tight

    “taut sails”

adjective

  1. subjected to great tension; stretched tight

    “the skin of his face looked drawn and tight”

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Example Sentences

taut sails
a tight drumhead
a tight rope
the skin of his face looked drawn and tight
her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow

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