noun
- A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water.
verb
- Make or become more narrow or restricted.
- usage: "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
- synonyms: contract
- Define clearly.
- usage: "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
- synonyms: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, specify
- Become more focus on an area of activity or field of study.
- usage: "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
- synonyms: specialize, specialise, narrow down
- Become tight or as if tight.
- usage: "Her throat constricted"
- synonyms: constrict, constringe
adjective
- Not wide.
- usage: "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
- Limited in size or scope.
- usage: "the narrow sense of a word"
- Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view.
- usage: "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
- synonyms: narrow-minded
- Very limited in degree.
- usage: "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"
- Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination.
- usage: "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
- synonyms: minute
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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