Definition of narrow

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of narrow is as below...

Narrow (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..

Lern More About Narrow

Annulet :: Annulet (n.) A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ.
Ravine :: Ravine (n.) A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft..
Sidle :: Sidle (v. t.) To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening..
Gondola :: Gondola (n.) A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now..
Chine :: Chine (n.) A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep..
Lagging :: Lagging (n.) Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches..
Strait :: Strait (a.) A narrow pass or passage.
Roust :: Roust (n.) A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel..
Strode :: Strid (n.) A narrow passage between precipitous rocks or banks, which looks as if it might be crossed at a stride..
Isthmus :: Isthmus (n.) A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc..
Internment :: Internment (n.) Confinement within narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country..
Draff :: Draff (n.) A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked differently from the rest of its face..
Turbinated :: Turbinated (a.) Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root..
Narrow :: Narrow (v. t.) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one..
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances..
Ribbon :: Ribbon (n.) A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons..
Fistula :: Fistula (n.) A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal opening between an internal cavity and another cavity or the surface; as, a salivary fistula; an anal fistula; a recto-vaginal fistula..
Liberality :: Liberality (n.) The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity.
Slashed :: Slashed (a.) Divided into many narrow parts or segments by sharp incisions; laciniate.
Lag :: Lag (n.) A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (Mach.), one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or a steam engine..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us