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   Nar·row

   /ˈnerō/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of something that is considerably longer or higher than it is wide) of small width: "he made his way down the narrow road" Similar smalltaperedtaperingnarrowingnarrow-gaugedarchaic:straitslenderslimleanslightspareattenuatedthinrare:attenuateconfinedcrampedtightcloserestrictedlimitedconstrictedconfiningpinchedsqueezedmeagerscantscantysparerare:incommodiousexiguousincapaciousOpposite widebroadbroadspacious
   • 2. limited in extent, amount, or scope; restricted: "his ability to get good results within narrow constraints of money and manpower" Similar limitedrestrictedcircumscribedstraitenedsmallinadequateinsufficientdeficientlackingwantingselectexclusiveOpposite widebroad
   • ▪ (of a person's attitude or beliefs) limited in range and lacking willingness or ability to appreciate alternative views: "companies fail through their narrow view of what contributes to profit" Similar narrow-mindedintolerantilliberalreactionaryconservativeultra-conservativeconventionalparochialprovincialinsularsmall-townlocalistsmall-mindedpetty-mindedpettyclose-mindedshort-sightedmyopicblinkeredinward-lookinghidebounddyed-in-the-wooldiehardlimitedrestrictedinflexibledogmaticrigidentrenchedprejudicedbigotedbiasedpartisansectariandiscriminatoryprudishpriggishstrait-lacedstuffypuritanicalmoralisticprimstarchyprissyshockableracistracialistchauvinisticchauvinistsexistnationalisticparish-pumpblimpishbornéinformal:jerkwaterrare:claustralOpposite broad-mindedtolerant
   • ▪ precise or strict in meaning: "a narrow definition of family can neglect the experiences of many people" Similar strictliteralexactpreciseclosefaithfultrue
   • ▪ (of a phonetic transcription) showing fine details of accent.
   • 3. denoting or relating to a contest that is won or lost by only a very small margin: "the home team just hung on for a narrow victory" Similar marginallucky
   • 4. denoting a vowel pronounced with the root of the tongue drawn back so as to narrow the pharynx.

   verb

   • 1. become or make less wide: "the road narrowed and crossed an old bridge"
   • ▪ almost close (one's eyes) so as to focus on something or someone, or to indicate anger, suspicion, or other emotion: "she narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously"
   • 2. become or make more limited or restricted in extent or scope: "their trade surplus narrowed to $70 million in January"

   noun

   • 1. a narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water: "a basaltic fang rising from the narrows of the Upper Missouri"

   Word Origin Old Englishnearu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch naar ‘dismal, unpleasant’ and German Narbe ‘scar’. Early senses in English included ‘constricted’ and ‘mean’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. narrowish adjective

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   What is the meaning of the word narrow?

   • Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem. Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas. -- Shak. 2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world. -- Bp. Wilkins. 3.

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   What is the difference between thin and narrow?

   • Thin describes people, or something that has a short distance through it from one side to the other. Thin is also used of things that are not as thick as you expect. Narrow can be used with the meanings “barely achieved” and “limited.”…narrow. What do narrowest mean? Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length. 2.

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   What is a narrow thing?

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   What does it mean if a road is too narrow?

   • loading examples... Narrow means less wide or to make less wide. When you narrow down your choices, you decrease the number of choices. A road might be too narrow for a car.

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   adjective. , nar·row·er, nar·row·est. of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path. limited in extent or space; affording little room: narrow quarters. limited in range or scope: a narrow sampling of public opinion. lacking breadth of view or sympathy, as persons, the mind, or ideas:

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   Narrow means less wide or to make less wide. When you narrow down your choices, you decrease the number of choices. A road might be too narrow for a car. When used to describe something physical such as a street or hips, narrow simply means not wide.

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    Narrow describes something that is a short distance from side to side. Thin describes people, or something that has a short distance through it from one side to the other. Thin is also used of things that are not as thick as you expect. Narrow can be used with the meanings “barely achieved” and “limited.” Idioms