Narrow vs. Thin
Narrowadjective
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
Narrowadjective
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
Narrowadjective
(figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
Narrowadjective
Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
Narrowadjective
Having a small margin or degree.
Narrowadjective
(dated) Limited as to means; straitened
Narrowadjective
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Narrowadjective
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
Narrowadjective
(phonetics) 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.
Narrownoun
A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
Narrowverb
(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
Narrowverb
(intransitive) To get narrower.
Narrowverb
(of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
Narrowverb
(knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
Narrowverb
To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
Narrowadjective
Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
Narrowadjective
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
Narrowadjective
Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near{5}; - with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow majority.
Narrowadjective
Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
Narrowadjective
Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
Narrowadjective
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Narrowadjective
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
Narrowadjective
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; as ē (ēve) and Ō (fŌd), etc., from ĭ (ĭll) and Ŏ (fŎt), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, 13.
Narrownoun
A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; - usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.
Narrowverb
To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
Narrowverb
To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.
Narrowverb
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
Narrowverb
To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
Narrowverb
Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
Narrowverb
To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
Narrownoun
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Narrowverb
make or become more narrow or restricted;
Narrowverb
define clearly;
Narrowverb
become more special;
Narrowverb
become tight or as if tight;
Narrowadjective
not wide;
Narrowadjective
limited in size or scope;
Narrowadjective
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view;
Narrowadjective
very limited in degree;
Narrowadjective
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;
Thinadjective
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Thinadjective
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
Thinadjective
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Thinadjective
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
Thinadjective
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
Thinadjective
(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
Thinadjective
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Thinadjective
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
Thinnoun
(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
Thinnoun
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
Thinverb
(transitive) To make thin or thinner.
Thinverb
(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
Thinverb
To dilute.
Thinverb
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
Thinadverb
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
Thinadjective
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
Thinadjective
Rare; not dense or thick; - applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
Thinadjective
Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
Thinadjective
Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
Thinadjective
Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
Thinadjective
Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Thinadjective
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
Thinadverb
Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.
Thinverb
To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
Thinverb
To grow or become thin; - used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.
Thinverb
lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Thinverb
make thin or thinner;
Thinverb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
Thinverb
take off weight
Thinadjective
of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;
Thinadjective
lacking excess flesh;
Thinadjective
very narrow;
Thinadjective
having little substance or significance;
Thinadjective
not dense;
Thinadjective
relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;
Thinadjective
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume;
Thinadjective
lacking spirit or sincere effort;
Thinadverb
without viscosity;
Thinadjective
with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together
Thinadjective
(of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of light material
Thinadjective
(of a garment or fabric) having become less thick as a result of wear
Thinadjective
(of writing or printing) consisting of narrow lines
Thinadjective
having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body
Thinadjective
having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse
Thinadjective
(of the air or a substance in the air) not dense
Thinadjective
denoting a route on which the holds are small or scarce.
Thinadjective
(of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely
Thinadjective
lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate
Thinadjective
(of a sound) faint and high-pitched
Thinadjective
(of a smile) weak and forced.
Thinadverb
with little thickness or depth
Thinverb
make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous
Thinverb
remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow
Thinverb
make or become more watery in consistency
Thinverb
make or become smaller in thickness
Thinverb
hit (a ball) above its centre.
