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Strait-waistcoat :: Straitness (n.) The quality or condition of being strait; especially, a pinched condition or situation caused by poverty; as, the straitnessof their circumstances..

Willywaw :: Willywaw (n.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan..

Scrimp :: Scrimp (v. t.) To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat..

Strait :: Strait (a.) A narrow pass or passage.

Strait :: Strait (superl.) Tight; close; closely fitting.

Strait :: Strait (superl.) Difficult; distressful; straited.

Straits :: Strait (adv.) Strictly; rigorously.

Scant :: Scant (v. t.) To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries..

Narrow :: Narrow (n.) A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor..

Straightener :: Straighten (v. t.) A variant of Straiten.

Straitly :: Straitly (adv.) In a strait manner; narrowly; strictly; rigorously.

Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money..

Down :: Down (prep.) A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war..

Straiten :: Straiten (v. t.) To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine..

Tighten :: Tighten (v. t.) To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.

Bosporus :: Bosporus (n.) A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a seas; as, the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and Sea of Azof..

Transfrete :: Transfrete (v. i.) To pass over a strait or narrow sea.

Strait-laced :: Strait-jacket (n.) A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back..

Straight-out :: Straightness (n.) A variant of Straitness.

Transfretation :: Transfretation (n.) The act of passing over a strait or narrow sea.

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