narrow (verb)
1narrow down — verb 1. define clearly (Freq. 1) I cannot narrow down the rules for this game • Syn: ↑pin down, ↑peg down, ↑nail down, ↑narrow, ↑specify • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
2Narrow house — is a publisher of experimental and avant garde poetry and fiction run by founder justin sirois and co directors Lauren Bender and Jamie Gaughran Perez in Baltimore, Maryland. Initially conceptualized in 2003 as a record label adapting… …
3narrow — ► ADJECTIVE (narrower, narrowest) 1) of small width in comparison to length. 2) limited in extent, amount, or scope. 3) barely achieved: a narrow escape. ► VERB 1) become or make narrower. 2) …
4narrow down — verb Make more specific. All the food on the menu looked delicious, so I tried to narrow down my choices to only healthy foods …
5narrow — ▪ I. narrow nar‧row 1 [ˈnærəʊ ǁ roʊ] adjective 1. small in amount: • The polls give Mr. Edwards a narrow lead. • Analysts had expected a narrow decline in pretax earnings. • The Senate rejected the bid by a narrow margin ( …
6narrow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English narowe, from Old English nearu; akin to Old High German narwa scar Date: before 12th century 1. a. of slender width < a long and narrow room > b. of less than standard or usual width < a narrow sidewalk > …
7narrow — nar|row1 [ nerou ] adjective *** 1. ) small in width, especially when compared to how high or long something is: a narrow strip of land/water narrow, winding streets ─ opposite WIDE 2. ) limited in range or variety: We are left with a relatively… …
8narrow — /ˈnæroʊ / (say naroh) adjective 1. of little breadth or width; not broad or wide: a narrow room. 2. limited in extent or space, or affording little room: narrow quarters. 3. limited in range or scope. 4. lacking breadth of view or sympathy, as… …
9narrow — [[t]næ̱roʊ[/t]] ♦♦ narrower, narrowest, narrows, narrowing, narrowed 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is narrow measures a very small distance from one side to the other, especially compared to its length or height. ...through the town s narrow… …
10narrow — 1 adjective 1 NOT WIDE not wide, especially in comparison with length or with what is usual: a narrow winding valley | a long narrow room | There are plans to widen the narrowest sections of the road. compare broad 1 (1) opposite wide 1 (1) 2… …