~ combines with adjectives or adverbs such as ‘close’, ‘loose’, or ‘tightly’ to show that something is the size indicated in relation to the thing it is on, in, or next to.
...loose~ night clothes.
...glass bottles with tight~ caps.
COMB in ADJ
~ combines with adjectives or adverbs such as ‘close’, ‘loose’, or ‘tightly’ to show that something is the size indicated in relation to the thing it is on, in, or next to.
...loose~ night clothes.
...glass bottles with tight~ caps.
COMB in ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012