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English adjective: strait | |||
| 1. | strait narrow | ||
| Samples | Strait is the gate. | ||
| Similar | narrow | ||
| Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
| Antonyms | broad, wide | ||
English noun: strait | |||
| 1. | strait (object) a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water | ||
| Synonyms | sound | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | channel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | narrow | ||
| Instance hyponym | Bering Strait, Bosporus, Canakkale Bogazi, Cook Strait, Dardanelles, East River, Golden Gate, Hellespont, Kattegatt, Korea Strait, Korean Strait, Menai Strait, North Channel, Pas de Calais, Skagerak, Skagerrak, Solent, Strait of Calais, Strait of Dover, Strait of Georgia, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Magellan, Strait of Messina, Strait of Ormuz, Torres Strait | ||
| 2. | strait (state) a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs | ||
| Synonyms | pass, straits | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | situation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | desperate straits, dire straits | ||
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