narrow

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Having a small width

   Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

   • a narrow hallway
   • She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.
2. 2

   Of little extent

   Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.

   • The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world.
3. 3

   Restrictive

   Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.

   • a narrow interpretation
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   1. 4

      Contracted

      Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted

      • a narrow mind
      • narrow views
   2. 5

      Having a small margin or degree.

      • a narrow escape
      • The Republicans won by a narrow majority.
      • Although we lost the election by the narrowest of margins, the people of Oregon heard a great deal about education, and particularly about how "look-say" reading instruction was hardshipping Oregon school children.
   3. 6

      Limited as to means

      Limited as to means; straitened

      • narrow circumstances
   4. 7

      Parsimonious

      Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.

      • a very narrow […] and stinted charity
   5. 8

      Scrutinizing in detail

      Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.

      • But first with narrow search I must walk round / This garden, and no corner leave unspied.
   6. 9

      Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the…

      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.

   7. 10

      Of or supporting only those text characters that can fit into the traditional 8-bit…

      Of or supporting only those text characters that can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.

      • a narrow character; a narrow stream
   8. 11

      A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea

      A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.

      • the narrows of New York harbor
      • Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous narrow.
   9. 12

      To reduce in width or extent

      To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

      • We need to narrow the search.
   10. 13

       To get narrower.

       • The road narrows.
   11. 14

       To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive,…

       To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.

       • He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.
       • She wagged her finger in his face, and her eyes narrowed.
   12. 15

       To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.

   13. 16

       To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.

       • to narrow an int variable to a short variable

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• synonymclose
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• synonymtight
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• antonymwide
• antonymbroad
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