watertight

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• keep: These had also been bedded down on white lead and thick tar or pitch to keep the area watertight with cork filling all voids.
• make: It was a simple matter to refit the new bronze part with sealant making the pump watertight.
• get: So they should get the ticket wording watertight so no motorist can get away without paying them.

Modifies a noun

• bulkhead: At the far end stood a fourth watertight bulkhead, separating the crew's quarters from the engine room.
• compartment: Cross Section to show the double skins of canvas which form eight watertight compartments.
• seal: A: Your Magic Bullet is designed to provide a watertight seal for the life of the unit.
• container: A watertight container - a large bucket is adequate.
• integrity: Watertight integrity depends to a great extent on the closeness of finish to each plank overlap or ' land ' .
• door: Entrance to the vessel is made via the main watertight door at the end of the Well deck.

Modifying Another Word

• legally: Just how legally watertight these requirements are may be another matter!
• completely: A problem with the rivalry theory This theory is not completely watertight.
• not: Of course, the two compartments are not watertight.
• fully: The inner cuff system certainly keeps the wind out but it is not fully watertight.
• absolutely: There is a general feeling that the Crown Prosecution Service is reluctant to proceed with actions when the case is anything but absolutely watertight.
• totally: Some of these older-style cables were not totally watertight.

Used with adjective complement

• remain: It doesn't remain watertight: instead, you just hope that the pumps can push out enough water to keep you afloat.
• make: In porous ground the basin will need to be made watertight.
• look: Burnley absorbed everything that was thrown at them, with Frank Sinclair and John McGreal looking watertight in the center of Burnley's defense.
• leave: Blanking caps are available so that the plug can be left watertight when disconnected.
• become: At this point, it will only need a little additional tightening to become watertight.