Definition of narrow

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Narrow (superl.) 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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List :: List (v. t.) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from the edge of; as, to list a board..
Frith :: Frith (n.) A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth..
Scrutinize :: Scrutinize (v. t.) To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals..
Narrowly :: Narrowly (adv.) With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped..
Clough :: Clough (n.) A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley.
Transfrete :: Transfrete (v. i.) To pass over a strait or narrow sea.
Tape :: Tape (n.) A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape..
Mesoseme :: Mesoseme (a.) Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme.
Linearensate :: Linearensate (a.) Having the form of a sword, but very long and narrow..
Defile :: Defile (n.) Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door..
Funambulatory :: Funambulatory (a.) Narrow, like the walk of a ropedancer..
Mattock :: Mattock (n.) An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax..
Widow-wail :: Widow-wail (n.) A low, narrowleaved evergreen shrub (Cneorum tricoccon) found in Southern Europe..
Mews :: Mews (n. sing. & pl.) An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.
Braid :: Braid (n.) A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands..
Taenioglossa :: Taenioglossa (n. pl.) An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine and fresh-water..
Flatter :: Flatter (n.) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc..
Oblanceolate :: Oblanceolate (a.) Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward the point of attachment more than toward the apex..
Strass :: Strapwork (n.) A kind of ornament consisting of a narrow fillet or band folded, crossed, and interlaced..
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