Associations to the word «Airtight»

Wiktionary

AIRTIGHT, adjective. Being impermeable to air or other gases.
AIRTIGHT, adjective. (figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.
AIRTIGHT, adjective. (figuratively) (of a person) Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.

Dictionary definition

AIRTIGHT, adjective. Having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument".
AIRTIGHT, adjective. Not allowing air or gas to pass in or out.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats