Synonyms: narrow
Definition: a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Definition: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
Synonyms: narrow, constrict, constringe
Definition: become tight or as if tight
Usage: Her throat constricted
Definition: make or become more narrow or restricted
Usage: The selection was narrowed; The road narrowed
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize
Definition: become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
Usage: She specializes in Near Eastern history
Similar words: vary, change, alter
Definition: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
Usage: her mood changes in accordance with the weather; The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season
Synonyms: pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow, narrow down, specify
Definition: define clearly
Usage: I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Similar words: determine
Definition: fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
Usage: the tree determines the border of the property
Synonyms: narrow, narrow-minded
Definition: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
Usage: a brilliant but narrow-minded judge; narrow opinions
Similar words: close-minded, closed-minded
Definition: not ready to receive to new ideas
Similar words: dogmatic, dogmatical
Definition: characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
Similar words: illiberal, intolerant
Definition: narrow-minded about cherished opinions
Similar words: opinionated, opinionative, self-opinionated
Definition: obstinate in your opinions
Similar words: small-minded, petty
Definition: contemptibly narrow in outlook
Usage: petty little comments; disgusted with their small-minded pettiness
Definition: characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
Usage: a minute inspection of the grounds; a narrow scrutiny; an exact and minute report
Similar words: careful
Definition: exercising caution or showing care or attention
Usage: they were careful when crossing the busy street; be careful to keep her shoes clean; did very careful research; careful art restorers; careful of the rights of others; careful about one's behavior
Synonyms: narrow
Definition: limited in size or scope
Usage: the narrow sense of a word
Similar words: limited
Definition: small in range or scope
Usage: limited war; a limited success; a limited circle of friends
Synonyms: narrow
Definition: not wide
Usage: a narrow bridge; a narrow line across the page
Similar words: narrowing, constricting, constrictive
Definition: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
Similar words: narrowed
Definition: reduced in size as by squeezing together
Usage: his narrowed eyes
Similar words: narrow-mouthed
Definition: having a narrow mouth
Definition: very narrow
Usage: a thin line across the page
Similar words: strait
Definition: narrow
Usage: strait is the gate
Similar words: straplike
Definition: long and narrow like a strap
Usage: straplike leaves
Similar words: tapered, tapering, narrowing
Definition: becoming gradually narrower
Usage: long tapering fingers; trousers with tapered legs
Synonyms: narrow
Definition: very limited in degree
Usage: won by a narrow margin; a narrow escape
Definition: just barely adequate or within a lower limit
Usage: a bare majority; a marginal victory