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bight

noun \ˈbīt\

: a curve in a coast or the bay formed by such a curve

Full Definition of BIGHT

1
:  a bend in a coast forming an open bay; also :  a bay formed by such a bend
2
:  a slack part or loop in a rope
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Origin of BIGHT

Middle English, from Old English byht bend, bay; akin to Old English būgan to bend — more at bow
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to BIGHT

Synonyms
arm, bay, gulf, cove, creek [chiefly British], embayment, estuary, firth, fjord (also fiord), inlet, loch [Scottish]

Rhymes with BIGHT

bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, hight, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wight, wite, wright, write

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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bight
  2. bowline on a bight
  3. Benin, Bight of
  4. Biafra, Bight of
  5. Bonny, Bight of
  6. Great Australian Bight
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