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Narrow

noun
/ˈnæɹəʊ/
Word Frequency: 32.3

Definitions

1.noun(chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
"the narrows of New York harbor"
2.adjectiveHaving a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
"a narrow hallway"
3.adjectiveOf little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
4.adjectiveRestrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
"a narrow interpretation"
5.adjectiveContracted; of limited scope; bigoted
"a narrow mind"
6.adjectiveHaving a small margin or degree.
"The Republicans won by a narrow majority."
7.adjectiveLimited as to means; straitened
"narrow circumstances"
8.adjectiveParsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
9.adjectiveScrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
10.adjectiveFormed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.

Synonyms

straittaperedtaperingthinconstrictiveconstringeconstrictslenderlimitedsmalllittlepetty

Antonyms

broadwide

Rhymes With

marrowbarrowbolerosparrowaerocharrostraight arrowpharaoh
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