tight-knit
adjective/ˌtaɪt ˈnɪt/
/ˌtaɪt ˈnɪt/
(also tightly knit)
- (of a family or community) with all the members having strong, friendly relationships with one another
- a tight-knit mining community
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTight-knit is used with these nouns:- community
- group
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