nar·row
(năŕō)
[Middle English narwe, from Old English nearu.]
adjective: -row·er, -row·est.
- Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.
- Limited in area or scope; cramped.
- Lacking flexibility; rigid: narrow opinions.
- Barely sufficient; close: a narrow margin of victory.
- Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous: narrow scrutiny.
- Linguistics Tense.
verb: -rowed, -row·ing, -rows.
transitive verb
- To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.
- To limit or restrict: narrowed the possibilities down to three.
intransitive verb
- To become narrower; contract.
noun
- A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.
- A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.
- A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.
derivatives
- naŕrow·ish
- adjective
- naŕrow·ly
- adverb
- naŕrow·ness
- noun
