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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.

Example:
How to make Narrow flowerbed wider without removing concrete?

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narrow from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... 2 : limited in size or scope <a narrow interpretation> 3 a : illiberal in views or disposition : prejudiced b chiefly dialect : stingy, niggardly ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) narrow-minded
  (adjective) minute
  (noun) sound
  (noun) strait
  (verb) contract
  (verb) pin down
  (verb) peg down
  (verb) nail down
  (verb) narrow down
  (verb) specify
  (verb) specialize
  (verb) specialise
  (verb) constrict
  (verb) constringe
  (verb) alter
  (verb) change
  (verb) determine
  (verb) tighten
  (verb) vary
antonyms
  (adjective) broad-minded
  (adjective) wide
  (verb) diversify
  (verb) widen
related terms
  (adjective) narrow
  (adjective) narrow-minded
  (adjective) limited
  (adjective) thin
  (verb) narrow down
similar terms
  (adjective) bare
  (adjective) careful
  (adjective) close-minded
  (adjective) closed-minded
  (adjective) constricting
  (adjective) constrictive
  (adjective) dogmatic
  (adjective) dogmatical
  (adjective) illiberal
  (adjective) intolerant
  (adjective) limited
  (adjective) marginal
  (adjective) narrow-mouthed
  (adjective) narrowed
  (adjective) narrowing
  (adjective) opinionated
  (adjective) opinionative
  (adjective) petty
  (adjective) self-opinionated
  (adjective) slender
  (adjective) small-minded
  (adjective) strait
  (adjective) straplike
  (adjective) tapered
  (adjective) tapering
  (adjective) thin


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