NARROW vs CONSTRICT: NOUN
- A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
- A contracted part of an ocean current: usually in the plural: as, the narrows of the Gulf Stream at the south point of Florida.
- A strait; a narrow passage through a mountain, or a narrow channel of water between one sea or lake and another; a sound; any contracted part of a navigable river or harbor: used chiefly in the plural: as, the Narrows at the entrance of New York harbor.
- A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural.
- A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.
- A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.
- Plural In coal-mining, roadways or galleries driven at right angles to drifts, and smaller than these in section.
- A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.
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NARROW vs CONSTRICT: ADJECTIVE
- Tense.
- Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous.
- Barely sufficient; close.
- Lacking flexibility; rigid.
- Limited in area or scope; cramped.
- Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.
- Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
- Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
- Very limited in degree
- Limited in size or scope
- Having a small width; not wide; slim; slender; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- See Note under Gauge, n., 6.
- 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 ē (ēve) and � (f�d), etc., from ĭ (ĭll) and � (f�t), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, §13.
- Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
- Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
- Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted
- Limited as to means; straitened; pinching.
- Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near{5}; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune
- Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
- Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side
- Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
- Not wide
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NARROW vs CONSTRICT: VERB
- Define clearly
- Become more special
- Become tight or as if tight
- Make or become more narrow or restricted
- Become tight or as if tight
- Squeeze or press together
- To narrow, especially by applying pressure.
NARROW vs CONSTRICT: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower.
- Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other.
- To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
- To become narrower; contract.
- To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.
- To limit or restrict.
- To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing.
- To squeeze or compress.
- To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp.
- To become constricted.
NARROW vs CONSTRICT: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
- To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict
- To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
- To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
NARROW vs CONSTRICT: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Restricted or brief, with reference to time.
- Close; near; accurate; scrutinizing; careful; minute.
- Close; bare; so small or close as to be almost inadequate; barely sufficient: as, a narrow majority or escape (that is, a majority so small or an escape so close as almost to fail of being a majority or an escape).
- Niggardly; avaricious; covetous.
- Contracted; lacking breadth or liberality of view; illiberal; bigoted.
- Straitened; limited; impoverished: as, narrow fortune.
- Limited as regards extent, resources, means, sentiment, mental view, scope, individual disposition, or habits, etc.
- Of little width or breadth; measuring relatively little from side to side; not wide or broad: as, a narrow channel or passage; a narrow ribbon.
- In knitting, to reduce the number of stitches, either by knitting two together or by slipping one and binding it over the next: as, when you reach this point you must narrow.
- In the manège, to take less than the proper ground in stepping, or bear out insufficiently to the one hand or the other: said of a horse.
- To become narrow, literally or figuratively.
- Specifically In knitting, to reduce the number of stitches of: opposed to widen: as, to narrow a stocking at the toe.
- To make narrow or contracted; reduce in breadth or scope: as, to narrow one's sphere of action.
- See nary.
- Synonyms and Cramped, pinched, scanty, mean.
- Limited in extent or scope
- Become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
- Narrowly.
- Same as constricted.
- To draw together in any part or at any point by internal force or action; contract; cause shrinkage or diminution of bulk, volume, or capacity in: as, to constrict a canal or a duet.
- To compress in one part by external force; squeeze; bind; cramp.
NARROW vs CONSTRICT: RELATED WORDS
- Illiberal, Petty, Strait, Little, Careful, Bare, Marginal, Dogmatic, Constrict, Constricting, Limited, Constrictive, Thin, Small, Slender
- Loosen, Distend, Dilate, Corset, Limit, Shrink, Constrain, Restrict, Contract, Constringe, Compact, Press, Narrow, Squeeze, Compress
NARROW vs CONSTRICT: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Illiberal, Petty, Strait, Little, Careful, Bare, Marginal, Dogmatic, Constrict, Constricting, Limited, Constrictive, Thin, Small, Slender
- Loosen, Distend, Dilate, Corset, Limit, Shrink, Constrain, Restrict, Contract, Constringe, Compact, Press, Narrow, Squeeze, Compress
NARROW vs CONSTRICT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Console tables by their design are often narrow.
- Narrow results for your custom writing get out.
- Narrow and will be helpful to show tangible?
- One way to narrow the list: think local.
- Complete the fields to narrow search by location.
- Templates can help you narrow down an aesthetic.
- This guidance uses the term narrow therapeutic rangeinstead of narrow therapeutic index, although the latter is more commonly used.
- Are we continuing to repent and Not only is the gate narrow, but the path is also narrow.
- Relative Tooling Cost with a narrow cutout and a narrow projection.
- There is both a narrow gate to heaven, and a narrow way.
- Hypoventilated segments will further constrict, potentially worsening RV afterload exposure.
- While some goggles constrict your vision, Oakley models extend it.
- Soon after fracture, blood vessels constrict, stopping further bleeding.
- Will caffeine temporarily constrict blood vessels to fight puffiness?
- Enlarged polyps constrict the nasal cavities, preventing proper ventilation.
- This can constrict your uterus, making cramps more painful.
- Yet the bill, if passed, would constrict patient choice.
- But, indirect hernia may often constrict the bowel.
- Note that adrenaline does not constrict subarachnoid vessels.
- When it comes to smoking vessels constrict so effect of temperature on heart rate and blood pressure heart and blood vessels constrict so heart.
NARROW vs CONSTRICT: QUESTIONS
- How to furnish a narrow bathroom without remodeling?
- What are the advantages of using narrow bookshelves?
- Why does aortic stenosis cause narrow pulse pressure?
- Why do farsighted people get narrow angle glaucoma?
- Can planning narrow rural-urban disparities in India?
- Are the wideband and narrow band sensors compatible?
- What is a narrow spectrum antibiotic effective against?
- Are there narrow mini blinds for window treatments?
- Why choose narrow tractors for vineyard cultivation?
- Why do beer bottles have a narrow neck and narrow bore?
- What does it mean when your eyes constrict in the dark?
- How long do blood vessels constrict after smoking a cigarette?
- What causes pupils to constrict when reading a consent form?
- Why do blood vessels in the body dilate and constrict?
- Does angiotensin II constrict both the afferent and efferent arterioles?
- How does Orla constrict have such an attractive look?
- How do blood vessels constrict in response to hypoxia?
- Do Argyll Robertson pupils constrict with HIV infection?
- How does candesartan work to constrict blood vessels?
- Does phenylephrine constrict blood vessels in the nose?