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Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to tight..

Fretum :: Fretum (n.) A strait, or arm of the sea..

Straitened :: Strait (v. t.) To put to difficulties.

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

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..

Strait :: Straits (pl. ) of Strai.

Straitness :: Straitly (adv.) Closely; intimately.

Strait :: Strait (a.) A neck of land; an isthmus.

Strait :: Strait (a.) A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the plural; as, the strait, or straits, of Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of Mackinaw..

Strait :: Strait (superl.) Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.

Strait :: Strait (superl.) Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.

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

Press :: Press (v.) To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or hunger..

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..

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

Streighten :: Streight (a., n., & adv.) See 2nd Strait..

Overstraitly :: Overstraitly (adv.) Too straitly or strictly.

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..

Angust :: Angust (a.) Narrow; strait.

Strait :: Strait (a.) Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits..

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