Definition of narrow

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Narrow (superl.) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority..

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Liberality :: Liberality (n.) The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity.
Slit :: Slit (n.) A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear..
Ribbon :: Ribbon (n.) A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes..
Prier :: Prier (n.) One who pries; one who inquires narrowly and searches, or is inquisitive..
Angust :: Angust (a.) Narrow; strait.
Catholic :: Catholic (a.) Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes..
Fissure :: Fissure (n.) A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock..
Alley :: Alley (n.) A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way..
Ponvolant :: Ponvolant (n.) A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge..
Cradling :: Cradling (n.) Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped..
Incapacious :: Incapacious (a.) Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish; as, an incapacious soul..
Plastron :: Plastron (n.) A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist..
Narrow :: Narrow (v. i.) To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances..
Nook :: Nook (n.) A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.
Thysanoptera :: Thysanoptera (n. pl.) A division of insects, considered by some writers a distinct order, but regarded by others as belonging to the Hemiptera. They are all of small size, and have narrow, broadly fringed wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which attack grain, are very injurious to crops. Called also Physopoda. See Thrips..
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem..
Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.
Narrow :: Narrow (v. t.) To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion..
Scantly :: Scantly (adv.) In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously.
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