Definition of narrow

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Narrow (n.) 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..

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Slip :: Slip (n.) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door..
Braid :: Braid (n.) A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc..
Crib :: Crib (v. i.) To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in narrow accommodations..
Summary :: Summary (a.) Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts..
Pink-sterned :: Pink-sterned (a.) Having a very narrow stern; -- said of a vessel.
Leg :: Leg (n.) An extension of the boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; -- called also water leg..
Ditch :: Ditch (n.) Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth..
Angiostomous :: Angiostomous (a.) With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods..
Broad :: Broad (superl.) Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad..
Lace :: Lace (v. t.) To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material; as, cloth laced with silver..
Transfretation :: Transfretation (n.) The act of passing over a strait or narrow sea.
Shred :: Shred (n.) A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip..
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
Ovate-oblong :: Ovate-oblong (a.) Oblong. with one end narrower than the other; ovato-oblong.
Flagon :: Flagon (n.) A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors. It is generally larger than a bottle, and of leather or stoneware rather than of glass..
Moulding :: Moulding (n.) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See Cable, n., 3, and Crenelated molding, under Crenelate, v. t..
Mare''s-tail :: Mare's-tail (n.) An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (H. vulgaris), having narrow leaves in whorls..
Sleeve :: Sleeve (n.) A narrow channel of water.
Thread :: Thread (v. t.) To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid..
List :: List (n.) A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the edge of a plank or board..
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