watertight
Adjective Satellite
- not allowing water to pass in or out
- without flaws or loopholes
- "a watertight alibi"
Adj
- So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
- So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.
Examples
- a watertight contract; a watertight regulation
Origin / Etymology
From water + tight. Compare Scots wattirticht (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterticht (“waterproof”), Dutch waterdicht (“waterproof, watertight”), German wasserdicht (“watertight, waterproof”), Danish vandtæt (“watertight”), Swedish vattentät (“watertight, waterproof”).
Synonyms
bulletproof, unassailable, unshakable, impermeable, impervious, water-proof, waterfast, waterproof
Scrabble Score: 17
watertight: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwatertight: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
watertight: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary