Uk English Meaning of narrow
narrow
Other Uk English words related to narrow
Nearest Words of narrow
- narrow beech fern => narrow beech fern
- narrow boat => Narrow boat
- narrow down => narrow down
- narrow escape => narrow escape
- narrow gauge => narrow gauge
- narrow goldenrod => Narrow goldenrod
- narrow margin => narrow margin
- narrow wale => Narrow whale
- narrowboat => Narrowboat
- narrow-bodied => narrow-bodied
Definitions and Meaning of narrow in English
narrow (n)
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
narrow (v)
make or become more narrow or restricted
define clearly
become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
become tight or as if tight
narrow (a)
not wide
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
very limited in degree
narrow (s)
limited in size or scope
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
narrow (superl.)
Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority.
Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
Formed (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; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13.
narrow (n.)
A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.
narrow (v. t.)
To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
narrow (v. i.)
To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
FAQs About the word narrow
narrow
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water, make or become more narrow or restricted, define clearly, become more focused on an area of activity or field of
skinny,slender,thin,close,compressed,Condensed,elongate,elongated,good,linear
Broad,wide,bulky,chunky,fat,massive,Squat,stocky,stumpy,thick
narre => nar, narratory => narrative, narrator => narrator, narratively => Narratively, narrative => narrative,
