Word Meaning

straits definition and meaning

a. A variant of Straight.
superl. Narrow; not broad.
superl. Tight; close; closely fitting.
superl. Close; intimate; near; familiar.
superl. Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.
superl. Difficult; distressful; straited.
superl. Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.
adv. Strictly; rigorously.
a. A narrow pass or passage.
a. A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the plural; as, the strait, or straits, of Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of Mackinaw.
a. A neck of land; an isthmus.
a. Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits.
v. t. To put to difficulties.
pl. of Strait

Crossword clues for straits

- Having bounds
- Narrow channel
- Narrow sea pass
- Narrow waterway
- Shipping route
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