adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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She was too wound up, too much on edge, her nerves as taut as violin strings.
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But the writing is not nearly as tight nor as taut as it should be.
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His muscles, though not as taut as those of a young man, bulged with the effort.
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Her flesh is as taut as the flesh of an olive.
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It premiered in 1986, and is as taut now, as touching, witty, and provocative as it seemed then.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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taut stomach muscles
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A single strand of taut barbed wire was strung along the top of the garden wall.
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He asked a student to hold a rubber band taut between her hands.
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He massaged the taut muscles of her neck.
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His new film is a taut suspenseful thriller.
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The skin of his face felt dry and taut .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I liked him instantly, especially as he was a fitness fanatic and his body was solid and taut .
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Just for a moment she remained very still, her senses taut , enjoying the light caress of his fingers.
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The taut dialogue raises a squirming smorgasbord of questions about the potential for bedlam when our profound individual differences are ignored.
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The backs of his thighs were bulging, his hamstrings taut as guy wires.
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The muscles in his neck were taut and prominent.
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Within a fortnight, Kate was white and taut from lack of sleep and anxiety, but Toby was blooming.