bight
Definitions
Noun
- A loop in a rope
- A bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
- A broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
- The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
Verb
- Fasten with a bight
Fragment
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "bight".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | might | 1 | 672 |
| 2 | right | 1 | 613 |
| 3 | night | 1 | 411 |
| 4 | light | 1 | 333 |
| 5 | eight | 1 | 104 |
| 6 | fight | 1 | 98 |
| 7 | bright | 1 | 87 |
| 8 | sight | 1 | 83 |
| 9 | tight | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | blight | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | ebright | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | benight | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | wight | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | kight | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | hight | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | bligh | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | bigot | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | rubright | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | burright | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | brighton | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
A 2018 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Southern California Bight
Apr 30, 2024 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (.gov)
Apr 30, 2024 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (.gov)
New study reveals New York Bight is a key spring habitat for endangered sei whales
Apr 2, 2026 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Apr 2, 2026 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
NCCOS Maps Options for Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Gulf of Mexico and Southern California Bight
Nov 16, 2021 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (.gov)
Nov 16, 2021 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (.gov)