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Meaning
Noun
●
In Bodies of water:
A
corner
,
bend
, or
angle
; a hollow
●
In Bodies of water:
An area of
sea
lying
between two
promontories
,
larger
than a
bay
,
wider
than a gulf
●
In Geography & Bodies of water:
A
bend
or
curve
in a
coastline
,
river
, or other
geographical
feature.
●
A
curve
in a rope
Verb
●
In Bodies of water:
To
arrange
or
fasten
(a
rope
) in bights.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bight
English
bight
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Site
Byte
Bite
Cite
Nite
Kite
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Wite
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Rite
Eyot
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Trite
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Adight
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Thwite
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Plight
Sprite
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Fright
Wright
Ignite
Hilite
Dright
Flight
Tonite
Aright
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Bright
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Height
Excite
Indite
Rewrite
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Bewrite
Requite
Tonight
Relight
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