strait
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(satellite adjective) (archaic) strict and severe; "strait is the gate" |
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(noun) a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water |
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Related Words: Bering Strait, Bosporus, Dardanelles, East River, Hellespont, Korea Strait, Korean Strait, Pas-de-Calais, Strait of Calais, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Magellan, Strait of Messina, Strait of Ormuz, Straits of Dover, channel, narrow, sound |
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(noun) a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs |
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Synonyms: pass, straits |
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Related Words: desperate straits, dire straits, situation, state of affairs |
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