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narrowing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb narrow 4 senses of narrow Sense 1 narrow, contract => bottleneck => taper off Sense 2 pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow, specify => concretize Sense 3 specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down => overspecialize, overspecialise Sense 4 constrict, constringe, narrow => astringe => strangulate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb narrow 4 senses of narrow Sense 1 narrow, contract => bottleneck => taper off Sense 2 pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow, specify => concretize Sense 3 specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down => overspecialize, overspecialise Sense 4 constrict, constringe, narrow => astringe => strangulate Entailment of verb narrow Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb narrow 4 senses of narrow Sense 1 narrow, contract => change Also See-> narrow down#2; narrow down#3 Sense 2 pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow, specify => determine Sense 3 specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down => change, alter, vary Sense 4 constrict, constringe, narrow => tighten Familiarity of verb narrow narrow used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb narrow Sense 1 narrow, contract => change -------------- Sense 2 pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow, specify => determine -------------- Sense 3 specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down => change, alter, vary -------------- Sense 4 constrict, constringe, narrow => tighten -------------- Grep of noun narrowing narrowing Overview of noun narrowing The noun narrowing has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) narrowing -- (an instance of becoming narrow) 2. narrowing -- (a decrease in width) 3. narrowing -- (the act of making something narrower) Overview of verb narrow The verb narrow has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed") 2. (1) pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow, specify -- (define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game") 3. (1) specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down -- (become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers") 4. (1) constrict, constringe, narrow -- (become tight or or as if tight; "Her throat constricted") Overview of adj narrowing The adj narrowing has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs") 2. constricting, constrictive, narrowing -- ((of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom) Antonyms of adj narrowing 2 senses of narrowing Sense 1 tapered, tapering, narrowing INDIRECT (VIA narrow) -> wide, broad Sense 2 constricting, constrictive, narrowing INDIRECT (VIA narrow) -> wide, broad Similarity of adj narrowing 2 senses of narrowing Sense 1 tapered, tapering, narrowing => narrow (vs. wide) Sense 2 constricting, constrictive, narrowing => narrow (vs. wide) Attributes of adj narrowing Familiarity of adj narrowing narrowing used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj narrowing narrowing Overview of noun narrowing The noun narrowing has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) narrowing -- (an instance of becoming narrow) 2. narrowing -- (a decrease in width) 3. narrowing -- (the act of making something narrower) Overview of verb narrow The verb narrow has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) narrow, contract -- (make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed") 2. (1) pin down peg down nail down narrow down narrow, specify -- (define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game") 3. (1) specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down -- (become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers") 4. (1) constrict, constringe, narrow -- (become tight or or as if tight; "Her throat constricted") Overview of adj narrowing The adj narrowing has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tapered, tapering, narrowing -- (becoming gradually narrower; "long tapering fingers"; "trousers with tapered legs") 2. constricting, constrictive, narrowing -- ((of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom)
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