NARROW
\nˈaɹə͡ʊ], \nˈaɹəʊ], \n_ˈa_ɹ_əʊ]\
Definitions of NARROW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
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characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
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define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
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a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
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lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
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limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
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not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
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very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"
By Princeton University
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become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
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characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
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define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
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a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
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lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
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limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
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not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
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very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
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Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
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Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
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Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
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Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
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Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
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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.
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To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
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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.
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To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
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To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
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Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
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To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
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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.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
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Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
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Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
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Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
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Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
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Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
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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.
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To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
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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.
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To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
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To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
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Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
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To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Of little breadth or width; limited; straitened; as, narrow circumstances; lacking broadness of view; close; near.
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To lessen the breadth or extent of; contract; restrict.
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To become less broad.
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A strait; a narrow passage.
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Narrowness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Narrowness.
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Of little breadth or extent: limited: contracted in mind: bigoted: not liberal: selfish: within a small distance: close: accurate: careful.
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(oftener used in the pl.) A narrow passage, channel, or strait.
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To make narrow: to contract or confine.
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To become narrow.
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NARROWLY.
By Daniel Lyons
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Narrowness.
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NARROWLY.
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To make or grow narrow.
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Having little distance from side to side; limited; illiberal.
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A narrow passage; strait.
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N. mindedness.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Of little breadth; not wide or broad; very limited; straitened; covetous; contracted; not liberal; near; close; scrutinizing; barely sufficient to avoid evil.
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A narrow or contracted passage; a strait. Narrow cloths, those which are under thirty-two inches wide those above that width being called broad cloths. Narrow gauge, when the rails are placed 4ft. 8 1/2 in, apart.
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To lessen the breadth of; to contract in extent; to draw into a smaller compass; to confine.
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To become less broad: to contract; not to take ground enough, said of a horse.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Not broad or wide; having little distance from side to side; close; near; contracted; straitened; contracted in mind; bigoted; not liberal; scrutinising.
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To contract; to lessen the breadth of; to limit; to confine.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. Of little breadth; not wide or broad;- having little lateral distance;- small in extent; confined; limited; circumscribed;- contracted; illiberal; bigoted;- covetous; niggardly; ungenerous; near; within a small distance;- close; barely sufficient;- minute; accurate; scrutinizing.