A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TAUT

Wed, 11 Dec '24
Like some nerves and strings
Mon, 28 Oct '24
Lacking slack
Tue, 18 Jun '24
Not slack
Tue, 5 Mar '24
Like a tightrope, ideally
Mon, 8 Jan '24
Stretched tight
Sun, 6 Aug '23
Full of tension
Tue, 12 Jul '22
Not slack
Sun, 13 Feb '22
Like a tug-of-war rope
Sat, 30 Oct '21
Opposite of relaxed
Mon, 20 Sep '21
Opposite of loose
Fri, 9 Jul '21
Stretched out
Tue, 29 Dec '20
Opposite of loose