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narrow - a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water |
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sound,
strait the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
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narrow - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" |
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widen become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"
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change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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narrow,
narrow down,
specialise,
specialize make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
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bottleneck become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"
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taper off become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off"
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narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" |
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broad,
wide showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
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limited including only a part
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narrow,
narrow-minded limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
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thin lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
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breadth,
width the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"
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constricting,
constrictive,
narrowing (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
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narrowed made narrow; limited in breadth; "narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"; "a narrowed view of the world"
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narrow-mouthed having a narrow mouth
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slender,
thin being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"
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strait narrow; "strait is the gate"
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straplike long and narrow like a strap; "straplike leaves"
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narrowing,
tapered,
tapering becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs"
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narrow - very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" |
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wide not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"
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bare,
marginal completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"
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narrow - limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word" |
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limited including only a part
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