Associations to the word «Bight»
Noun
- Eyre
- Hitch
- Coastline
- Togo
- Beatty
- Knot
- Niger
- Flinder
- Mangrove
- Robson
- Fathom
- Inlet
- Islet
- Gabon
- Flotilla
- Estuary
- Lagos
- Cruiser
- Rope
- Orkney
- Canterbury
- Promontory
- Anchorage
- Whales
- Gulf
- Strait
- Coast
- Cameroon
- Tasmania
- Shoal
- Minesweeper
- Totem
- Whaling
- Headland
- Loop
- Lagoon
- Kangaroo
- Cove
- Destroyer
- Cape
- Easterly
- Labrador
- Burkina
- Faso
- Brisbane
- Guinea
- Shelf
- Bay
- Atlantic
- Peninsula
- Wharf
- Jade
- Extremity
- Nigeria
- Timor
- Newfoundland
- Shore
- Forrest
- Laird
- Fremantle
- Antarctica
- Tuck
- Sludge
- Maud
- Cliff
- Fowler
- Sediment
- Submarine
- Locking
- Recess
- Shoreline
- Po
- Sighting
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
BIGHT, noun. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
BIGHT, noun. An area of sea lying between two promontories; larger than a bay, wider than a gulf
BIGHT, noun. A curve in a rope
Dictionary definition
BIGHT, noun. A loop in a rope.
BIGHT, noun. A bend or curve (especially in a coastline).
BIGHT, noun. A broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight".
BIGHT, noun. The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends).
BIGHT, verb. Fasten with a bight.
Wise words
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