bight

English Thesaurus

1. the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	center, centre, midpoint,
definition	:	a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure (noun.location)

part meronym	:	rope,
definition	:	a strong line (noun.artifact)

2. a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline (noun.object)

hypernym	:	bay, embayment,
definition	:	an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf (noun.object)

instance hyponym	:	bight of benin,
definition	:	a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa (noun.object)

instance hyponym	:	great australian bight,
definition	:	a wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia; notorious for storms (noun.object)

3. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	bend, crook, turn, twist,
definition	:	a circular segment of a curve (noun.shape)

4. a loop in a rope (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	loop,
definition	:	anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) (noun.shape)

5. fasten with a bight (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	fasten, fix, secure,
definition	:	cause to be firmly attached (verb.contact)

6. a loop in a rope (noun.shape)

derivation	:	bight,
definition	:	fasten with a bight (verb.contact)

7. fasten with a bight (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bight,
definition	:	a loop in a rope (noun.shape)

8. a loop in a rope (noun.shape)

derivation	:	bight,
definition	:	fasten with a bight (verb.contact)

9. fasten with a bight (verb.contact)

derivation	:	bight,
definition	:	a loop in a rope (noun.shape)