Synonyms for narrows
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : nar-oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnær oʊ |
Définition of narrows
Origin :- "narrow place in a river, etc.," 1630s, plural of narrow (n.).
- verb reduce, simplify
- And between ourselves what dupery there is in science, how it narrows our horizon!
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Did you tell her—Aunt Keziah—when you met her at the Narrows?
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Again he heard the hail––his own name, coming from that point at the narrows.
- Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan
- After a while the batteries along the Narrows slipped into view.
- Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
- They are sure they will have the whip hand of the Narrows by to-morrow.
- Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
- Sarrail with his six divisions behind him could open the Narrows in no time.
- Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
- If you get plenty of wind in the narrows you will easily do it; but be prepared for the worst.
- Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
- He took the water above the Narrows, about a mile and a half from camp.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- I'm fearin' with the way the ice heaves she's gone abroad at the narrows.
- Extract from : « Left on the Labrador » by Dillon Wallace
- His nose is wide at the bridge, but narrows to an unusual point at the end.
- Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
Antonyms for narrows
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