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Strait

noun
/stɹeɪt/
Word Frequency: 3.1

Definitions

1.nounA narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
"The Strait of Gibraltar"
2.nounA narrow pass, passage or street.
3.nounA neck of land; an isthmus.
4.noun(often in the plural) A difficult position.
"to be in dire straits"
5.verbTo confine; put to difficulties.
6.verbTo tighten.
7.adjectiveNarrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
8.adjectiveRighteous, strict.
"to follow the strait and narrow"
9.adjectiveTight; close; tight-fitting.
10.adjectiveClose; intimate; near; familiar.
11.adjectiveDifficult; distressful.
12.adjectiveParsimonious; stingy; mean.
13.adverbStrictly; rigorously.

Synonyms

narrowpassclosetightstraightsoundshanghaithestreetjacketinggulffretum

Rhymes With

elucidatearticulatedesolatefacilitateprofligateexplicatedeliberatedelineate
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