Definition of narrow

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Narrow (v. t.) To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion..

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Strait :: Strait (a.) Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits..
Ampulla :: Ampulla (n.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.
Slashed :: Slashed (a.) Divided into many narrow parts or segments by sharp incisions; laciniate.
Spacious :: Spacious (n.) Inclosing an extended space; having large or ample room; not contracted or narrow; capacious; roomy; as, spacious bounds; a spacious church; a spacious hall..
Transfrete :: Transfrete (v. i.) To pass over a strait or narrow sea.
Sprit :: Sprit (v. i.) To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve) and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13..
Chicken-breasted :: Chicken-breasted (a.) Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column..
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove..
Alley :: Alley (n.) A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street..
Whaleboat :: Whaleboat (n.) A long, narrow boat, sharp at both ends, used by whalemen..
Line :: Line (n.) A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline..
Jug :: "Jug (n.) A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side..
Striction :: Strict (a.) Upright, or straight and narrow; -- said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters..
Sponge :: Spong (n.) An irregular, narrow, projecting part of a field..
Provincialism :: Provincialism (n.) A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the mother country or from the metropolis; a provincial characteristic; hence, narrowness; illiberality..
Bandeau :: Bandeau (n.) A narrow band or fillet; a part of a head-dress.
Slat :: Slat (n.) A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind..
Bow-saw :: Bow-saw (n.) A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.
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..
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