Definition of narrowest Narrowest
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What does narrowest mean?
Part of speech
đ¤- narrowest, adjective, superlative of narrow.
WordNet
NounPlural: narrows |
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| narrow - a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water | ||
| strait, sound a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water | ||
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| narrow - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" | ||
| contract | ||
| widen become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" | ||
| 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" | ||
| narrow down, narrow, specialise, specialize make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" | ||
| bottleneck become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks" | ||
| taper off become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off" | ||
| narrow - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" | ||
| constrict, constringe | ||
| tighten become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" | ||
| astringe become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes" | ||
| strangulate become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate" | ||
| narrow - become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history" | ||
| specialize, specialise, narrow down | ||
| branch out, diversify, broaden vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" | ||
| vary, alter, change make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" | ||
| overspecialise, overspecialize become overly specialized; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian" | ||
| narrow - define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" | ||
| pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, specify | ||
| determine fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" | ||
| concretize become specific; "the idea concretized in her mind" | ||
Adjectivenarrow, narrower, narrowest |
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| narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" | ||
| wide, broad not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth" | ||
| limited including only a part | ||
| narrow-minded, narrow lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" | ||
| thin lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare | ||
| width, breadth the extent of something from side to side | ||
| constricting, constrictive, narrowing (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom | ||
| narrowed made narrow; limited in breadth; "narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"; "a narrowed view of the world" | ||
| narrow-mouthed having a narrow mouth | ||
| 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" | ||
| strait narrow; "strait is the gate" | ||
| straplike long and narrow like a strap; "straplike leaves" | ||
| narrow - very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape" | ||
| wide not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth" | ||
| narrow - limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word" | ||
| limited including only a part | ||
| narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" | ||
| narrow-minded | ||
| broad-minded inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed" | ||
| narrow limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word" | ||
| close-minded, closed-minded not ready to receive to new ideas | ||
| dogmatical, dogmatic characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles | ||
| illiberal, intolerant narrow-minded about cherished opinions | ||
| opinionated, opinionative, self-opinionated obstinate in your opinions | ||
| narrow - characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" | ||
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| careful exercising caution or showing care or attention; "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" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- narrow (Noun)
A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water. - narrow (Verb)
To reduce in width or extent; to contract. - narrow (Verb)
To get narrower. - narrow (Adjective)
Having a small width; not wide; slim; slender; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. - narrow (Adjective)
Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude. - narrow (Adjective)
Having a small margin or degree.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đ
- narrow (superl.)
Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem. - narrow (superl.)
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. - narrow (superl.)
Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority. - narrow (superl.)
Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances. - narrow (superl.)
Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views. - narrow (superl.)
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish. - narrow (superl.)
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact. - 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. - 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. - narrow (v. t.)
To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. - 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. - narrow (v. t.)
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one. - narrow (v. i.)
To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait. - narrow (v. i.)
Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows. - narrow (v. i.)
To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
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Having a small width. -
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To reduce in width or extent.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đ
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narâ˛Ĺ, adj. of little breadth: of small extent from side to side: limited: contracted in mind: bigoted: not liberal: selfish: within a small distance: almost too small: close: accurate: careful.ân. (oftener used in the pl.) a narrow passage, channel, or strait.âv.t. to make narrow: to contract or confine.âv.i. to become narrow: to reduce the number of stitches in knitting.âadj. Narrâ˛ow-gauge, denoting a railroad of less width than 4 ft. 8½ in.ân. Narrâ˛owing, the act of making less in breadth: the state of being contracted: the part of anything which is made narrower.âadv. Narrâ˛owly.âadj. Narrâ˛ow-mindâ˛ed, of a narrow or illiberal mind.âns. Narrâ˛ow-mindâ˛edness; Narrâ˛owness.âadjs. Narrâ˛ow-pryâ˛ing (Shak.), scrutinising closely, inquisitive; Narrâ˛ow-souled, illiberal.âNarrow cloth, cloth, esp. woollen, of less than 54 inches in width; Narrow work, in mining, the making of passages, air-shafts, &c. [A.S. nearu; not conn. with near, but prob. with nerve, snare.]
