| slovo | definícia |
narrow
(mass) | narrow
- obmedzený, úzky |
narrow
(encz) | narrow,omezený Pavel Machek; Giza |
narrow
(encz) | narrow,těsný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
narrow
(encz) | narrow,úzký |
narrow
(encz) | narrow,úžit se |
narrow
(encz) | narrow,zúžit |
narrow
(encz) | narrow,zužovat |
Narrow
(gcide) | Narrow \Nar"row\ (n[a^]r"r[-o]), a. [Compar. Narrower
(n[a^]r"r[-o]*[~e]r); superl. Narrowest.] [OE. narwe, naru,
AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little
distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow
street; a narrow hem.
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Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.
--Shak.
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2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
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The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a
narrow compass in the world. --Bp. Wilkins.
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3. Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient
space, time, or number, etc.; close; near[5]; -- with
special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a
narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow
majority. --Dryden.
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4. Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow
circumstances.
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5. Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a
narrow mind; narrow views. "A narrow understanding."
--Macaulay.
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6. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
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A very narrow and stinted charity. --Smalridge.
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7. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
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But first with narrow search I must walk round
This garden, and no corner leave unspied. --Milton.
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8. (Phon.) 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] ([=e]ve) and [=oo]
(f[=oo]d), etc., from [i^] ([i^]ll) and [oo^] (f[oo^]t),
etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]13.
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Note: Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words,
especially to participles and adjectives, forming
compounds of obvious signification; as,
narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted,
narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed,
narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled,
narrow-sphered, etc.
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Narrow gauge. (Railroad) See Note under Gauge, n., 6.
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Narrow
(gcide) | Narrow \Nar"row\, v. i.
1. To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as,
the sea narrows into a strait.
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2. (Man.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the
other; as, a horse narrows. --Farrier's Dict.
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3. (Knitting) To contract the size of a stocking or other
knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
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Narrow
(gcide) | Narrow \Nar"row\, n.; pl. Narrows.
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.
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Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous
narrow. --Gladstone.
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Narrow
(gcide) | Narrow \Nar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Narrowing.] [AS. nearwian.]
1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a
smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. --Sir
W. Temple.
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2. 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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Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine
ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. --I.
Watts.
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3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by
taking two stitches into one.
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narrow
(wn) | narrow
adj 1: not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the
page" [ant: broad, wide]
2: limited in size or scope; "the narrow sense of a word"
3: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a
brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" [syn:
narrow-minded, narrow] [ant: broad-minded]
4: very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow
escape" [ant: wide]
5: characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;
"a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny";
"an exact and minute report" [syn: minute, narrow]
n 1: a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
v 1: make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection
was narrowed"; "The road narrowed" [syn: narrow,
contract] [ant: widen]
2: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
game" [syn: pin down, peg down, nail down, {narrow
down}, narrow, specify]
3: become more focus on an area of activity or field of study;
"She specializes in Near Eastern history" [syn: specialize,
specialise, narrow, narrow down] [ant: branch out,
broaden, diversify]
4: become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn:
constrict, constringe, narrow] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
narrowly
(mass) | narrowly
- tesne |
narrowness
(mass) | narrowness
- úzkosť |
become narrow
(encz) | become narrow,úžit se |
eastern narrow-mouthed toad
(encz) | eastern narrow-mouthed toad, n: |
make narrow
(encz) | make narrow,zúžit make narrow,zužovat |
narrow beech fern
(encz) | narrow beech fern, n: |
narrow boat
(encz) | narrow boat, n: |
narrow down
(encz) | narrow down,zúžit v: Zdeněk Brož |
narrow escape
(encz) | narrow escape, n: |
narrow gauge
(encz) | narrow gauge, n: |
narrow goldenrod
(encz) | narrow goldenrod, n: |
narrow market
(encz) | narrow market,omezený trh Zdeněk Brožnarrow market,úzký trh Zdeněk Brož |
narrow money
(encz) | narrow money, |
narrow wale
(encz) | narrow wale, n: |
narrow-body
(encz) | narrow-body, n: |
narrow-body aircraft
(encz) | narrow-body aircraft, n: |
narrow-leaf cattail
(encz) | narrow-leaf cattail, n: |
narrow-leaf penstemon
(encz) | narrow-leaf penstemon, n: |
narrow-leaved bottletree
(encz) | narrow-leaved bottletree, n: |
narrow-leaved everlasting pea
(encz) | narrow-leaved everlasting pea, n: |
narrow-leaved flame flower
(encz) | narrow-leaved flame flower, n: |
narrow-leaved plantain
(encz) | narrow-leaved plantain, n: |
narrow-leaved reedmace
(encz) | narrow-leaved reedmace, n: |
narrow-leaved spleenwort
(encz) | narrow-leaved spleenwort, n: |
narrow-leaved strap fern
(encz) | narrow-leaved strap fern, n: |
narrow-leaved water plantain
(encz) | narrow-leaved water plantain, n: |
narrow-leaved white-topped aster
(encz) | narrow-leaved white-topped aster, n: |
narrow-minded
(encz) | narrow-minded,malicherný narrow-minded,netolerantní narrow-minded,s předsudky narrow-minded,úzkoprsý adj: Zdeněk Brožnarrow-minded,zkostnatělý |
narrow-mindedly
(encz) | narrow-mindedly,malicherně |
narrow-mindedness
(encz) | narrow-mindedness,malichernost narrow-mindedness,zkostnatělost |
narrowboat
(encz) | narrowboat, n: |
narrowbody aircraft
(encz) | narrowbody aircraft, n: |
narrowed
(encz) | narrowed,zúžený |
narrower
(encz) | narrower,užší |
narrowest
(encz) | narrowest,nejužší |
narrowhead morel
(encz) | narrowhead morel, n: |
narrowing
(encz) | narrowing,úžící narrowing,zúžení narrowing,zužování n: Zdeněk Brož |
narrowly
(encz) | narrowly,těsně adv: Zdeněk Brožnarrowly,úzce |
narrowly defined money supply
(encz) | narrowly defined money supply, |
narrowness
(encz) | narrowness,úzkost |
narrows
(encz) | narrows,zužuje se |
straight and narrow
(encz) | straight and narrow, n: |
strait and narrow
(encz) | strait and narrow, n: |
western narrow-mouthed toad
(encz) | western narrow-mouthed toad, n: |
broad-minded vs narrow-minded broadminded broad
(gcide) | open-minded \open-minded\ adj.
Ready to entertain new ideas. Contrasted with
closed-minded. [Narrower terms: {broad-minded (vs.
narrow-minded), broadminded, broad ]
Syn: open.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Narrow
(gcide) | Narrow \Nar"row\ (n[a^]r"r[-o]), a. [Compar. Narrower
(n[a^]r"r[-o]*[~e]r); superl. Narrowest.] [OE. narwe, naru,
AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little
distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow
street; a narrow hem.
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Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.
--Shak.
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2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
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The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a
narrow compass in the world. --Bp. Wilkins.
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3. Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient
space, time, or number, etc.; close; near[5]; -- with
special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a
narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow
majority. --Dryden.
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4. Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow
circumstances.
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5. Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a
narrow mind; narrow views. "A narrow understanding."
--Macaulay.
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6. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
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A very narrow and stinted charity. --Smalridge.
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7. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
[1913 Webster]
But first with narrow search I must walk round
This garden, and no corner leave unspied. --Milton.
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8. (Phon.) 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] ([=e]ve) and [=oo]
(f[=oo]d), etc., from [i^] ([i^]ll) and [oo^] (f[oo^]t),
etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]13.
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Note: Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words,
especially to participles and adjectives, forming
compounds of obvious signification; as,
narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted,
narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed,
narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled,
narrow-sphered, etc.
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Narrow gauge. (Railroad) See Note under Gauge, n., 6.
[1913 Webster]Narrow \Nar"row\, v. i.
1. To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as,
the sea narrows into a strait.
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2. (Man.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the
other; as, a horse narrows. --Farrier's Dict.
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3. (Knitting) To contract the size of a stocking or other
knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
[1913 Webster]Narrow \Nar"row\, n.; pl. Narrows.
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.
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Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous
narrow. --Gladstone.
[1913 Webster]Narrow \Nar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Narrowing.] [AS. nearwian.]
1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a
smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. --Sir
W. Temple.
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2. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine
ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. --I.
Watts.
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3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by
taking two stitches into one.
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narrow coverage
(gcide) | Coverage \Cov"er*age\, n.
1. the range of items covered. Coverage may be small ({narrow
coverage}], or large (broad coverage or {wide
coverage}).
[PJC]
2. The aggregate of risks covered by the terms of a contract
of insurance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. the state of being insured; insurance.
[PJC]
4. the areas reached by a radio transmission signal, or group
of people reached by a communications medium, such as
television or a newspaper.
[PJC]
5. the range of topics treated in a discourse or document, or
the depth to which a subject is discussed; as, a news
program may have extensive coverage of an event.
"gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Democratic convention."
[PJC]
6. the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio
of television; as, they accused the paper of biased
coverage of race relations.
Syn: reporting, reportage.
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Narrow gauge
(gcide) | Narrow \Nar"row\ (n[a^]r"r[-o]), a. [Compar. Narrower
(n[a^]r"r[-o]*[~e]r); superl. Narrowest.] [OE. narwe, naru,
AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little
distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow
street; a narrow hem.
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Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.
--Shak.
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2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
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The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a
narrow compass in the world. --Bp. Wilkins.
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3. Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient
space, time, or number, etc.; close; near[5]; -- with
special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a
narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow
majority. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
4. Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow
circumstances.
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5. Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a
narrow mind; narrow views. "A narrow understanding."
--Macaulay.
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6. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
[1913 Webster]
A very narrow and stinted charity. --Smalridge.
[1913 Webster]
7. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
[1913 Webster]
But first with narrow search I must walk round
This garden, and no corner leave unspied. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
8. (Phon.) 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] ([=e]ve) and [=oo]
(f[=oo]d), etc., from [i^] ([i^]ll) and [oo^] (f[oo^]t),
etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]13.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words,
especially to participles and adjectives, forming
compounds of obvious signification; as,
narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted,
narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed,
narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled,
narrow-sphered, etc.
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Narrow gauge. (Railroad) See Note under Gauge, n., 6.
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narrow pennant
(gcide) | Pennant \Pen"nant\ (p[e^]n"nant), n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun,
OF. penon, F. pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See Pen a
feather, and cf. Pennon, Pinion.] (Naut.)
(a) A small flag; a pennon. The narrow pennant, or {long
pennant} (called also whip or coach whip) is a long,
narrow piece of bunting, carried at the masthead of a
government vessel in commission. The board pennant is
an oblong, nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of
a commodore's vessel. "With flags and pennants trimmed."
--Drayton.
(b) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
[1913 Webster] Pennate |
narrowed
(gcide) | narrowed \narrowed\ adj.
reduced in size as if by being squeezed.
Syn: constricted.
[WordNet 1.5]Narrow \Nar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Narrowing.] [AS. nearwian.]
1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a
smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. --Sir
W. Temple.
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2. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine
ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. --I.
Watts.
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3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by
taking two stitches into one.
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Narrowed
(gcide) | narrowed \narrowed\ adj.
reduced in size as if by being squeezed.
Syn: constricted.
[WordNet 1.5]Narrow \Nar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Narrowing.] [AS. nearwian.]
1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a
smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. --Sir
W. Temple.
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2. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine
ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. --I.
Watts.
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3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by
taking two stitches into one.
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Narrower
(gcide) | Narrow \Nar"row\ (n[a^]r"r[-o]), a. [Compar. Narrower
(n[a^]r"r[-o]*[~e]r); superl. Narrowest.] [OE. narwe, naru,
AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little
distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow
street; a narrow hem.
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Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.
--Shak.
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2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
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The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a
narrow compass in the world. --Bp. Wilkins.
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3. Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient
space, time, or number, etc.; close; near[5]; -- with
special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a
narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow
majority. --Dryden.
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4. Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow
circumstances.
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5. Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a
narrow mind; narrow views. "A narrow understanding."
--Macaulay.
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6. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
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A very narrow and stinted charity. --Smalridge.
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7. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
[1913 Webster]
But first with narrow search I must walk round
This garden, and no corner leave unspied. --Milton.
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8. (Phon.) 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] ([=e]ve) and [=oo]
(f[=oo]d), etc., from [i^] ([i^]ll) and [oo^] (f[oo^]t),
etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]13.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words,
especially to participles and adjectives, forming
compounds of obvious signification; as,
narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted,
narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed,
narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled,
narrow-sphered, etc.
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Narrow gauge. (Railroad) See Note under Gauge, n., 6.
[1913 Webster]Narrower \Nar"row*er\, n.
One who, or that which, narrows or contracts. --Hannah More.
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Narrowest
(gcide) | Narrow \Nar"row\ (n[a^]r"r[-o]), a. [Compar. Narrower
(n[a^]r"r[-o]*[~e]r); superl. Narrowest.] [OE. narwe, naru,
AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]
1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little
distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow
street; a narrow hem.
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Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.
--Shak.
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2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
[1913 Webster]
The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a
narrow compass in the world. --Bp. Wilkins.
[1913 Webster]
3. Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient
space, time, or number, etc.; close; near[5]; -- with
special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a
narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow
majority. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
4. Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow
circumstances.
[1913 Webster]
5. Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a
narrow mind; narrow views. "A narrow understanding."
--Macaulay.
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6. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
[1913 Webster]
A very narrow and stinted charity. --Smalridge.
[1913 Webster]
7. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
[1913 Webster]
But first with narrow search I must walk round
This garden, and no corner leave unspied. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
8. (Phon.) 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] ([=e]ve) and [=oo]
(f[=oo]d), etc., from [i^] ([i^]ll) and [oo^] (f[oo^]t),
etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]13.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words,
especially to participles and adjectives, forming
compounds of obvious signification; as,
narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted,
narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed,
narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled,
narrow-sphered, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Narrow gauge. (Railroad) See Note under Gauge, n., 6.
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Narrowing
(gcide) | Narrowing \Nar"row*ing\, n.
1. The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in
breadth or extent.
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2. The part of a stocking which is narrowed.
[1913 Webster]Narrow \Nar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Narrowing.] [AS. nearwian.]
1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a
smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. --Sir
W. Temple.
[1913 Webster]
2. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine
ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. --I.
Watts.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by
taking two stitches into one.
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Narrowly
(gcide) | Narrowly \Nar"row*ly\, adv. [AS. nearulice.]
1. With little breadth; in a narrow manner.
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2. Without much extent; contractedly.
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3. With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch
narrowly; to search narrowly.
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4. With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence,
closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with
reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he
narrowly escaped.
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5. Sparingly; parsimoniously.
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6. With close adherence to the literal meaning of a text; as,
to interpret narrowly; to construe narrowly; to read
narrowly; -- used especially of laws and contracts.
[PJC] |
Narrow-minded
(gcide) | Narrow-minded \Nar"row-mind`ed\, a.
Of narrow mental scope; lacking tolerance or breadth of view;
illiberal; mean. Opposite of broad-minded, open-minded,
liberal. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {dogmatic,
dogmatical}; little, petty, small, small-minded]
Syn: narrowminded, narrow, illiberal, intolerant.
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2. Capable of being shocked by behavior of others. Opposite
of unshockable. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: shockable.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] -- Nar"row-mind`ed*ness, n.
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Narrow-mindedness
(gcide) | Narrow-minded \Nar"row-mind`ed\, a.
Of narrow mental scope; lacking tolerance or breadth of view;
illiberal; mean. Opposite of broad-minded, open-minded,
liberal. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {dogmatic,
dogmatical}; little, petty, small, small-minded]
Syn: narrowminded, narrow, illiberal, intolerant.
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2. Capable of being shocked by behavior of others. Opposite
of unshockable. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: shockable.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] -- Nar"row-mind`ed*ness, n.
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Narrowness
(gcide) | Narrowness \Nar"row*ness\, n. [AS. nearunes.]
The condition or quality of being narrow.
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Narrows
(gcide) | Narrow \Nar"row\, n.; pl. Narrows.
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.
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Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous
narrow. --Gladstone.
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eastern narrow-mouthed toad
(wn) | eastern narrow-mouthed toad
n 1: small toad of southeastern United States [syn: {eastern
narrow-mouthed toad}, Gastrophryne carolinensis] |
narrow beech fern
(wn) | narrow beech fern
n 1: beech fern of North America and Eurasia [syn: {long beech
fern}, narrow beech fern, northern beech fern,
Phegopteris connectilis, Dryopteris phegopteris,
Thelypteris phegopteris] |
narrow boat
(wn) | narrow boat
n 1: a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be
used in canals [syn: canal boat, narrow boat,
narrowboat] |
narrow down
(wn) | narrow down
v 1: define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this
game" [syn: pin down, peg down, nail down, {narrow
down}, narrow, specify]
2: become more focus on an area of activity or field of study;
"She specializes in Near Eastern history" [syn: specialize,
specialise, narrow, narrow down] [ant: branch out,
broaden, diversify] |
narrow escape
(wn) | narrow escape
n 1: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn:
close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, {narrow
escape}] |
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