noun Download 🔗Share (chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water. Examples : "the narrows of New York harbor" geography nautical place essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. Examples : "a narrow hallway" appearance property area essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. Examples : "The teacher's lecture on the history of ancient Rome was so narrow; it only covered a few key battles and leaders. " area space amount essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude. Examples : "a narrow interpretation" attitude quality essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted Examples : "a narrow mind" attitude character mind society essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having a small margin or degree. Examples : "The Republicans won by a narrow majority." degree amount quality essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish. Examples : "The teacher was quite narrow in her allowance for extra credit, giving only a few points for the extra work. " character moral attitude value essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact. Examples : "The teacher gave a narrow review of the student's essay, checking every detail for accuracy. " quality attitude character essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide. Examples : "The teacher's instructions were narrow in scope, focusing only on the basic grammar rules. " phonetics linguistics language essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reduce in width or extent; to contract. Examples : "We need to narrow the search." area amount space essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look. Examples : "He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits." body appearance action essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one. Examples : "To make the socks fit better, she had to narrow the toe by taking two stitches into one. " technical material wear essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values. Examples : "to narrow an int variable to a short variable" computing technology essential toeic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading