Morpheme
Tight
Type
free base
Denotation
heavy, thick, dense, close, compact
Etymology
Middle English tight, tyght, tiht, from thight; Old Norse þettr and Old English -þiht
Evidence
airtight, supertight, tight, tightass, tighten, tighter, tightest, tighties, tightly, tightly, tightrope, tights, tightwad, tightwire, uptight, watertight, weathertight
Notes
<s> need not double (but can), especially with inflectional suffixes
