Definitions of strait
a. - A variant of Straight.
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superl. - Narrow; not broad.
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superl. - Tight; close; closely fitting.
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superl. - Close; intimate; near; familiar.
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superl. - Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.
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superl. - Difficult; distressful; straited.
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superl. - Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.
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adv. - Strictly; rigorously.
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a. - A narrow pass or passage.
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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.
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a. - A neck of land; an isthmus.
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a. - Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits.
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v. t. - To put to difficulties.
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The word "strait" uses 6 letters: A I R S T T.
Direct anagrams of strait:
artist strati traits
Words formed by adding one letter before or after strait (in bold), or to airstt in any order:
c - astrict e - artiest artiste attires iratest ratites striate tastier h - athirst rattish tartish l - starlit n - transit s - artists straits tsarist u - turista y - yttrias z - tzarist
Shorter words found within strait:
ai air airs airt airts ais ait aits ar ars art arts as astir at att is it its ras rat rats ria rias sari sat sati si sir sit sitar sri stair star start stat stir stria ta tar tars tarsi tart tarts tas tat tats ti tis tit tits trait tsar
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