narrow
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
• Hypernyms:
strait, sound
• Instance Hyponyms:
Verrazano Narrows
1. make or become more narrow or restricted (Freq. 2)
- The selection was narrowed
- The road narrowed
• Syn:
contract
• Ant:
widen
• See Also:
narrow down
• Derivationally related forms:
contraction (for: contract), narrowing
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
bottleneck, taper off
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. become tight or as if tight (Freq. 1)
- Her throat constricted
• Syn:
constrict, constringe
• Derivationally related forms:
narrowing, constriction (for: constrict)
• Hypernyms:
tighten
• Hyponyms:
astringe, strangulate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
3. define clearly (Freq. 1)
- I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
• Syn:
pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, specify
• Derivationally related forms:
specifier (for: specify)
• Hypernyms:
determine
• Hyponyms:
concretize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. become more focus on an area of activity or field of study (Freq. 1)
- She specializes in Near Eastern history
• Syn:
specialize, specialise, narrow down
• Ant:
diversify (for: specialise), diversify (for: specialize)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, vary
• Hyponyms:
overspecialize, overspecialise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
1. not wide (Freq. 19)
- a narrow bridge
- a narrow line across the page
• Ant:
wide
• Similar to:
constricting, constrictive, narrowing, narrowed, narrow-mouthed,
slender, thin, strait, straplike, tapered, tapering
• See Also:
limited, narrow-minded, thin
• Derivationally related forms:
narrowness
• Attrubites:
width, breadth
2. limited in size or scope (Freq. 2)
- the narrow sense of a word
• Similar to:
limited
• Derivationally related forms:
narrowness
3. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view (Freq. 1)
- a brilliant but narrow-minded judge
- narrow opinions
• Syn:
narrow-minded
• Ant:
broad-minded (for: narrow-minded)
• Similar to:
close-minded, closed-minded, dogmatic, dogmatical, illiberal,
intolerant, opinionated, opinionative, self-opinionated, petty, small-minded
• Derivationally related forms:
narrowness, narrow-mindedness (for: narrow-minded)
4. very limited in degree
- won by a narrow margin
- a narrow escape
• Ant:
wide
• Similar to:
bare, marginal
• Derivationally related forms:
narrowness
5. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
- a minute inspection of the grounds
- a narrow scrutiny
- an exact and minute report
• Syn:
minute
• Similar to:
careful
• Derivationally related forms:
minuteness (for: minute)
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