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narrow
('n/&/r/oU/ )

adjective (a)

  • not wide(adj.all)
    Example:
    A narrow bridge.
    A narrow line across the page.
    Antonym:
    broad, wide
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view(adj.all)
    Example:
    A brilliant but narrow-minded judge.
    Narrow opinions.
    Synonym:
    narrow-minded
    Antonym:
    broad-minded
    source: wordnet30
  • very limited in degree(adj.all)
    Example:
    Won by a narrow margin.
    A narrow escape.
    Antonym:
    wide
    source: wordnet30
  • Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water(noun.object)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • limited in size or scope(adj.all)
    Example:
    The narrow sense of a word.
    Synonym:
    minor, modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale
    source: wordnet30
  • characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination(adj.all)
    Example:
    A narrow scrutiny.
    Synonym:
    minute
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • make or become more narrow or restricted(verb.change)
    Example:
    The selection was narrowed.
    The road narrowed.
    Synonym:
    contract
    Antonym:
    widen
    source: wordnet30
  • define clearly(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I cannot narrow down the rules for this game.
    Synonym:
    nail down, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify
    source: wordnet30
  • become more focus on an area of activity or field of study(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    narrow down, specialise, specialize
    Antonym:
    branch out, broaden, diversify
    source: wordnet30
  • become tight or as if tight(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    constrict, constringe
    source: wordnet30
  • To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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