Store the cookies in an airtight tin.
If she could just establish the time the picture had been taken, Mick would have an airtight alibi.
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airtight — [er′tīt΄] adj. 1. too tight for air or gas to enter or escape 2. having no flaws or weaknesses [an airtight alibi] 3. giving no opening for attack; invulnerable [an airtight defense] … English World dictionary
airtight — [adj1] sealed closed, impenetrable, impermeable, shut; concepts 483,490 Ant. loose, open, penetrable, permeable, unclosed, unsealed airtight [adj2] certain incontestable, indisputable, invulnerable, irrefutable, unassailable; concept 535 Ant.… … New thesaurus
airtight — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not allowing air to escape or pass through. 2) unassailable: an airtight alibi … English terms dictionary
airtight — index impervious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
airtight — (adj.) also air tight, impervious to air, 1760, from AIR (Cf. air) (n.1) + TIGHT (Cf. tight). Figurative sense of incontrovertible (of arguments, alabis, etc.) is from 1929 … Etymology dictionary
airtight — adjective Date: 1760 1. impermeable to air or nearly so < an airtight seal > 2. a. having no noticeable weakness, flaw, or loophole < an airtight argument > b. permitting no opportunity for an … New Collegiate Dictionary
airtight — air|tight [ˈeətaıt US ˈer ] adj 1.) not allowing air to get in or out ▪ airtight containers 2.) planned or done so carefully that there is no chance of any problems or mistakes ▪ an airtight alibi … Dictionary of contemporary English
airtight — adjective 1) an airtight container Syn: sealed, hermetically sealed, closed tight, shut tight 2) an airtight alibi Syn: indisputable, unquestionable, incontrovertible, undeniable, incontestable, irrefutable, waterti … Thesaurus of popular words
airtight — airtightly, adv. airtightness, n. /air tuyt /, adj. 1. preventing the entrance or escape of air or gas. 2. having no weak points or openings of which an opponent may take advantage: an airtight contract. [1750 60; AIR1 + TIGHT] * * * … Universalium
airtight — adjective a) Being impermeable to air or other gases. b) Having no weak points or flaws (as in an airtight argument). See Also: watertight … Wiktionary
