narrow
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1. (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"
1. Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
"a narrow hallway"
2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
3. Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
"a narrow interpretation"
4. Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
"a narrow mind"
5. Having a small margin or degree.
"The Republicans won by a narrow majority."
6. Limited as to means; straitened
"narrow circumstances"
7. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
8. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
9. 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.
Source: en.wiktionary.org
narrow
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
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- • Simple pronunciation
1. To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
"We need to narrow the search."
2. To get narrower.
"The road narrows."
3. (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
"He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits."
4. To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
5. To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
"to narrow an int variable to a short variable"
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Source: en.wiktionary.org
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