what does narrow mean?
NARROW as NOUN
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- a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Hypernyms(s) narrow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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NARROW as VERB
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- become tight or as if tight
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Hypernyms(s) narrow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- make or become more narrow or restricted
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- The selection was narrowed
- The road narrowed
Hypernyms(s) narrow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- We specialize in dried flowers
Hypernyms(s) narrow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Hypernyms(s) narrow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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NARROW as ADJECTIVE
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- lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
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- a brilliant but narrow-minded judge
- narrow opinions
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- characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
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- a minute inspection of the grounds
- a narrow scrutiny
- an exact and minute report
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- the narrow sense of a word
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- a narrow bridge
- a narrow line across the page
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- won by a narrow margin
- a narrow escape
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