tightener
Makes things snugger
A tightener is something that tightens—a device, tool, or mechanism that makes something more secure or taut.
Belt tighteners adjust tension; chain tighteners keep bicycle chains from slipping.
The word appears most often in technical or mechanical contexts: The guitar's tuning pegs act as string tighteners.
Tool for turning fasteners
- spannerTool for turning nuts
- screwdriverTool for turning fasteners
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- ratchetToothed one-way mechanism
socket · clamp · vise · monkey-wrench · multitool · lever · knob · tensioner
Guaranteed easy thing
- secureProtected from harm
- fastenFix securely in position
- clampDevice for holding tight
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
bind · lock · fix · affix · attach · brace · torque · tension
Threaded rod for nuts
- screwThreaded metal fastener
- nutHard-shelled seed
- locknutSelf-securing threaded fastener
- clampDevice for holding tight
rivet · turnbuckle · coupling · flange · thread · spindle · lug · bracket
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- gaugeStandard of measurement
micrometer · measurement · adjustment · specification · exactness · accuracy
State of being pulled firm
- strainExcessive stretching force
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- pressureForce upon contact
- rigidityState of being unbending
stiffness · tensile · compression · contraction · stretching · pull
wrench
Tool for turning fasteners
- spannerTool for turning nuts
- screwdriverTool for turning fasteners
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
ratchet · socket · clamp · vise · monkey-wrench · multitool · lever · knob · tensioner · adjuster
cinch
Guaranteed easy thing
anchor · bind · lock · fix · affix · attach · brace · torque · tension · snug
bolt
Threaded rod for nuts
clamp · rivet · turnbuckle · coupling · flange · thread · spindle · lug · bracket · collar
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
gauge · micrometer · measurement · adjustment · specification · exactness · accuracy
tautness
State of being pulled firm
rigidity · stiffness · tensile · compression · contraction · stretching · pull
- clothesline partsclothespins, pegs, clips, rope line, prop
- tightened one's beltReduced personal spending
- tighten upMake less loose
- tighten one's beltReduce personal expenditures
- tighten your beltReduce spending voluntarily
- tightening upMaking something more secure
- belt tighteningReducing expenditures deliberately
tighten, tightened, tightens, tightening, untighten, retighten, untightened, untightening, overtightened