narrow | ||
1. | [ adjective ] not wide | |
Examples: | "a narrow bridge" "a narrow line across the page" |
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Related terms: | wide slender narrowed constricting straplike strait tapered limited thin narrow-minded width | |
2. | [ verb ] make or become more narrow or restricted | |
Synonyms: | contract | |
Examples: | "The selection was narrowed" "The road narrowed" |
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Related terms: | widen change bottleneck taper_off specialize pin_down contraction | |
3. | [ adjective ] limited in size or scope | |
Examples: | "the narrow sense of a word" |
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Related terms: | limited | |
4. | [ verb ] become more special | |
Synonyms: | specialize specialise narrow_down | |
Examples: | "We specialize in dried flowers" |
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Related terms: | diversify change overspecialize | |
5. | [ verb ] become tight or as if tight | |
Synonyms: | constringe constrict | |
Examples: | "Her throat constricted" |
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Related terms: | tighten strangulate astringe narrowing | |
6. | [ adjective ] lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view | |
Synonyms: | narrow-minded | |
Examples: | "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge" "narrow opinions" |
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Related terms: | broad-minded dogmatic opinionated little close-minded illiberal close-minded | |
7. | [ verb ] define clearly | |
Synonyms: | pin_down specify narrow_down nail_down peg_down | |
Examples: | "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" |
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Related terms: | determine concretize specifier | |
8. | [ adjective ] very limited in degree | |
Examples: | "won by a narrow margin" "a narrow escape" |
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Related terms: | wide bare | |
9. | [ adjective ] characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination | |
Synonyms: | minute | |
Examples: | "a minute inspection of the grounds" "a narrow scrutiny" "an exact and minute report" |
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Related terms: | careful | |
10. | [ noun ] (nautical,geography) a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water | |
Related terms: | channel strait Verrazano_Narrows | |
Similar spelling: |
nary nara Nair Nauru naira |