STRAIT

Meaning of STRAIT in English

[noun] [C usually plural] - a narrow area of sea which connects two larger areas of seaThe Straits of GibraltarThe Bering Strait separates Asia and America.See also straits.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

STRAIT — a. strett; n. strette; desfacilitá
English interlingue dictionary
STRAIT — hiktin
English-Visayan vocabulary
STRAIT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bass Strait Canso Strait of Chatham Strait Cook Strait Davis Strait Dover Strait of …
Английский словарь Британика
STRAIT — I. ˈstrāt, usu -ād.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English streit, strait, straight, from Old French estreit, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( a. ) A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the plural; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — — straitly , adv. — straitness , n. /strayt/ , n. 1. Often, straits . ( used with a sing. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — I. ˈstrāt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estreit, from Latin strictus strait, strict, from past participle of stringere Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAIT — adj a variant of straight. 2. strait ·superl narrow; not broad. 3. strait ·adv strictly; rigorously. 4. strait ·adj a …
Webster English vocab
STRAIT — [strait] adj [ME, fr. OF estreit, fr. L strictus strait, strict, fr. pp. of stringere] (13c) 1 archaic: strict, rigorous …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STRAIT — strait BrE AmE streɪt ▷ straits streɪts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRAIT — / streɪt; NAmE / noun 1. [ pl. ] (also straits ) (especially in the names of places) a narrow …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIT — strait /streɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: strait 'narrow' (13-20 centuries) , from Old French estreit …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAIT — n. & adj. n. 1 (in sing. or pl.) a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large bodies …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRAIT — n. & adj. --n. 1. (in sing. or pl.) a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large bodies …
Oxford English vocab
STRAIT — ( straits) 1. You can refer to a narrow strip of sea which joins two large areas of sea as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE desperate ▪ Without papal assistance, crown finances would have been in even more desperate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STRAIT — n. Bass Strait Belle Isle Strait of Canso Strait of Chatham Strait Cook Strait Davis Strait Dover Strait of Euripus …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STRAIT — noun 1 narrow piece of water connecting seas, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ narrow VERB + STRAIT ▪ go through , pass …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STRAIT — n. 25B6; noun a strait about six miles wide : CHANNEL, sound, inlet, stretch of water. the company is in …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRAIT — laced adj. priggish, prim, conservative, old-fashioned, Victorian, old-maidish, proper, prudish, puritanical, moralistic, strict, narrow-minded, (over-)scrupulous, fussy, Colloq pernickety or US …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STRAIT — сущ. 1) часто мн. пролив 2) обыкн. мн. затруднительное положение, стесненные обстоятельства, нужда in desperate strait ≈ в отчаянном положении …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIT — strait.ogg _I 1. streıt n 1. обыкн. pl (узкий) пролив the Strait of Magellan - Магелланов пролив the Straits of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STRAIT — I 1. [streıt] n 1. обыкн. pl (узкий) пролив the Strait of Magellan - Магелланов пролив the Straits of Dover …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STRAIT — _I 1. streıt n 1. обыкн. pl (узкий) пролив the Strait of Magellan - Магелланов пролив the Straits of Dover …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIT — сущ. 1) часто мн. пролив the Straits of Gibraltar — Гибралтарский пролив 2) обыкн. мн. затруднительное положение, стесненные обстоятельства, нужда …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STRAIT — сущ. 1) часто мн. пролив the Straits of Gibraltar — Гибралтарский пролив 2) обыкн. мн. затруднительное положение, стесненные обстоятельства, нужда in desperate strait — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STRAIT — - pelvic strait
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
STRAIT — - pelvic strait
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
STRAIT — пролив - international strait
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
STRAIT — сущ. 1) часто мн. пролив 2) обыкн. мн. затруднительное положение, стесненные обстоятельства, нужда in desperate strait ≈ в отчаянном положении …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAIT — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estreit, from Latin strictus ~, strict, from past participle of stringere Date: 13th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STRAIT — (a.) A narrow pass or passage.
Английский словарь Webster
STRAIT — (adv.) Strictly; rigorously.
Английский словарь Webster
STRAIT — (superl.) Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.
Английский словарь Webster
STRAIT — (superl.) Difficult; distressful; straited.
Английский словарь Webster
STRAIT — (superl.) Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.
Английский словарь Webster
STRAIT — (superl.) Close; intimate; near; familiar.
Английский словарь Webster
STRAIT — (superl.) Tight; close; closely fitting.
Английский словарь Webster
STRAIT — (superl.) Narrow; not broad.
Английский словарь Webster
STRAIT — (a.) A variant of Straight.
Английский словарь Webster
STRAIT — ( v. t. ) To put to difficulties.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( superl. ) Tight; close; closely fitting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( superl. ) Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( superl. ) Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( superl. ) Narrow; not broad.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( superl. ) Difficult; distressful; straited.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( superl. ) Close; intimate; near; familiar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( adv. ) Strictly; rigorously.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( a. ) Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( a. ) A variant of Straight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( a. ) A neck of land; an isthmus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — ( a. ) A narrow pass or passage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIT — adj. difficult, distressing; narrow (Archaic)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STRAIT — n. narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water; misery, distress, difficult situation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STRAIT — n. Bass Strait Belle Isle Strait of Bering Strait Cabot Strait Canso Strait of Carquinez Strait Chatham Strait Cook Strait …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STRAIT — n. Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 a archaic : a narrow space or passage b : a comparatively narrow …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STRAIT — n. Function: adverb Date: 13th century obsolete : in a close or tight manner
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STRAIT — n. Pronunciation: ' str ā t Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estreit, from Latin strictus strait, strict, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STRAIT — ■ noun 1》 (also ~s ) a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or other large areas of water. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STRAIT — n. & adj. --n. 1 (in sing. or pl.) a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large bodies …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRAIT — (~s) 1. You can refer to a narrow strip of sea which joins two large areas of sea as a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRAIT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRAIT — n. Function: noun Synonyms: JUNCTURE 2, contingency, crisis, crossroad(s), emergency, exigency, pass, pinch, turning point, zero hour Related Words: bind, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STRAIT — I . a. 1. Narrow, close, contracted, constricted, constrained, confined. 2. Strict, rigorous, rigid, severe. 3. Difficult, distressful, ~ened, grievous. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms

Cambridge English vocab

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