STRAIT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
   Synonym(s)
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) strait is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • channel (what does channel mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Dardanelles (what does Dardanelles mean?)
   • Hellespont (what does Hellespont mean?)
   • East River (what does East River mean?)
   • Bering Strait (what does Bering Strait mean?)
   • Bosporus (what does Bosporus mean?)
   • Cook Strait (what does Cook Strait mean?)
   • Golden Gate (what does Golden Gate mean?)
   • Kattegatt (what does Kattegatt mean?)
   • Korean Strait (what does Korean Strait mean?)
   • Korea Strait (what does Korea Strait mean?)
   • Menai Strait (what does Menai Strait mean?)
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)
   • North Channel (what does North Channel mean?)
   • Skagerrak (what does Skagerrak mean?)
   • Skagerak (what does Skagerak mean?)
   • Solent (what does Solent mean?)
   • the Solent (what does the Solent mean?)
   • Strait of Georgia (what does Strait of Georgia mean?)
   • Strait of Gibraltar (what does Strait of Gibraltar mean?)
   • Strait of Hormuz (what does Strait of Hormuz mean?)
   • Strait of Ormuz (what does Strait of Ormuz mean?)
   • Strait of Magellan (what does Strait of Magellan mean?)
   • Strait of Messina (what does Strait of Messina mean?)
   • Strait of Dover (what does Strait of Dover mean?)
   • Strait of Calais (what does Strait of Calais mean?)
   • Pas de Calais (what does Pas de Calais mean?)
   • Torres Strait (what does Torres Strait mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
   Synonym(s)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • straits (what does straits mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) strait is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • situation (what does situation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • desperate straits (what does desperate straits mean?)
   • dire straits (what does dire straits mean?)

STRAIT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • strict and severe
   Usage Example(s)
   • strait is the gate
   Similar To
   • narrow (what does narrow mean?)