make narrow, limit, restrict; contract, lessen in width, taper
narrow place (valley, mountain pass, etc.); narrow passage
tight, strait; reduced; narrow-minded; not wide
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Narrow Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Narrow Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
(v. t.)
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
(v. t.)
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 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.
(v. i.)
To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
(v. i.)
To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
(v. i.)
Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
(superl.)
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
(superl.)
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
(superl.)
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
(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 breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
(superl.)
Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
(superl.)
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.
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.
(superl.)
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.
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.
(superl.)
Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA 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-leaved everlasting pea
narrow escape
narrow-leaved plantain
narrow-leaved reedmace
western narrow-mouthed toad
narrow beech fern
narrow-leaf cattail
Achul = a. narrow; lean; squalid
Cul = n. narrowness; the lean, a. narrow, strait; lean
Culhau = v. to narrow
Cyfyng = a. narrow, strait, close
Cyfyngu = v. to narrow, to close
Dargulo = v. to narrow
Hirgul = a. long and narrow
Lleinell = n. a narrow slip
Lon = n. a lane; a narrow way between two hedges
Nigio = v. to straiten; to narrow
Noun
1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
(hypernym) strait, sound
(hyponym) Verrazano Narrows
(derivation) contract
Verb
1. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
(synonym) contract
(antonym) widen
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) bottleneck
(see-also) pin down, narrow down
2. define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
(synonym) pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, specify
(hypernym) determine
(hyponym) concretize
3. become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"
(synonym) specialize, specialise, narrow down
(hypernym) change, alter, vary
(hyponym) overspecialize, overspecialise
4. become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
(synonym) constrict, constringe
(hypernym) tighten
(hyponym) astringe
(derivation) narrowing
Adjective
1. not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
(antonym) wide, broad
(similar) constricting, constrictive, narrowing
(see-also) limited
(attribute) width, breadth
2. limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
(similar) limited
3. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
(synonym) narrow-minded
(similar) close-minded, closed-minded
4. very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"
(antonym) wide
(similar) bare(a), marginal
5. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
(synonym) minute
(similar) careful
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Narrow Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
- Static method in class org.omg.CosNaming.BindingIteratorHelper
public static BindingIterator narrow (Object that) throws BAD_PARAM
public static BindingIterator narrow (Object that) throws BAD_PARAM
- Static method in class org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextHelper
public static NamingContext narrow (Object that) throws BAD_PARAM
public static NamingContext narrow (Object that) throws BAD_PARAM
Narrow Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Narrow may refer to:
In biology:
In biology:
- Narrow-lined puffer, ray-finned fish
- Narrow-leafed Ash, species of ash native to central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia
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Narrow Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
(1) A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water. (2) A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide. Often used in the plural, i.e., narrows.
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