drum-tight
Tensioned like skin
Drum-tight describes something stretched or pulled so taut it resembles the skin of a drum—completely tense with no slack or give: The canvas was stretched drum-tight across the frame.
The term applies to physical surfaces, muscles, or figuratively to situations with no room for flexibility: Security was drum-tight at the event.
Stretched under tension
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- pulledDrew with force
- rigidUnable to bend
unyielding · tensioned · snug · firm · secure · fastened · cinched · lashed
Distance from zero
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
- bellyFront midsection
- musclesContractile body tissue
- torsoBody without limbs
toned · lean · firm · sculpted · flexed · athletic · ripped · defined
Thin tissue sheet
- drumheadTaut membrane over cylinder
- hideConceal or pelt
- rawhideUntanned animal skin
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
parchment · tympanum · bongo · conga · snare · timpani · djembe · bodhrán
Impenetrably closed off
- impermeableCannot be penetrated
- leakproofImpervious to seepage
- secureProtected from harm
- fastenedJoined or held together
closed · pressurized · vacuum-sealed · caulked · weatherproof · gasketed · containment · barrier
taut
Stretched under tension
rigid · unyielding · tensioned · snug · firm · secure · fastened · cinched · lashed · bound
abs
Distance from zero
torso · toned · lean · firm · sculpted · flexed · athletic · ripped · defined · fit
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
vellum · parchment · tympanum · bongo · conga · snare · timpani · djembe · bodhrán · tabla
hermetic
Impenetrably closed off
- impermeableCannot be penetrated
- leakproofImpervious to seepage
- secureProtected from harm
fastened · closed · pressurized · vacuum-sealed · caulked · weatherproof · gasketed · containment · barrier · membrane