strait

Meanings

Plural: straits

Noun

• a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
• a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
• A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
• A narrow pass, passage or street.
• A neck of land; an isthmus.
• A difficult position.

Adjective Satellite

• narrow
  • "strait is the gate"

Adj

• Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
• Righteous, strict.
• Tight; close; tight-fitting.
• Close; intimate; near; familiar.
• Difficult; distressful.
• Parsimonious; stingy; mean.
• Obsolete spelling of straight.

Verb

• To confine; put to difficulties.
• To tighten.

Adv

• Strictly; rigorously.

Synonyms

pass, sound, straits

Anagrams of strait