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21narrow — {{11}}narrow (adj.) O.E. nearu narrow, constricted, limited; petty; causing difficulty, oppressive; strict, severe, from W.Gmc. *narwaz narrowness (Cf. Fris. nar, O.S. naru, M.Du. nare, Du. naar); not found in other Germanic languages and of… …
22narrow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English narowe, from Old English nearu; akin to Old High German narwa scar Date: before 12th century 1. a. of slender width < a long and narrow room > b. of less than standard or usual width < a narrow sidewalk > …
23narrow — 1. adjective 1) the path became narrow Syn: small, tapered, tapering, narrowing; archaic strait Ant: wide, broad 2) her narrow waist Syn: slender, slim …
24narrow — nar•row [[t]ˈnær oʊ[/t]] adj. row•er, row•est, v. n. 1) of little breadth or width 2) affording little room: narrow quarters[/ex] 3) limited in range or scope 4) lacking breadth of view or sympathy 5) barely adequate or successful; close: a… …
25narrow — /ˈnæroʊ / (say naroh) adjective 1. of little breadth or width; not broad or wide: a narrow room. 2. limited in extent or space, or affording little room: narrow quarters. 3. limited in range or scope. 4. lacking breadth of view or sympathy, as… …
26narrow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 of a road/river/gap/range ADVERB ▪ considerably, significantly ▪ The gap between the candidates has narrowed significantly. ▪ a little, slightly, etc …
27narrow — adjective (narrower, narrowest) 1》 of small width in comparison to length. 2》 limited in extent, amount, or scope. 3》 barely achieved: a narrow escape. 4》 Phonetics denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to… …
28narrow*/*/*/ — [ˈnærəʊ] adj I 1) if something is narrow, there is only a short distance from one side of it to the other Ant: wide narrow streets[/ex] 2) limited Ant: broad a narrow range of options[/ex] 3) used about something that you succeed in doing but… …
29narrow — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Quakerish, Spartan, Victorian, abate, abbreviate, abstemious, accented, accurate, adjust to, alter, alveolar, angustifoliate, angustirostrate, angustisellate, angustiseptal, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental …
30narrow — adj 1. slender, thin, slim, spare, slight, gracile, narrow as an arrow, thin as six o clock, slender as a thread; tapered, drawn out, fine drawn, attenuated; narrowish, isthmian, narrow gauged. 2. meager, scant, scanty, sparse, scrimpy, exiguous; …
