Narrowing: alternatives and connections

Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.

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Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.

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Confinement to a narrow space.

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The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.

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A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a small light.

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Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery.

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To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…

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The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss.

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A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.

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To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.

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Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.

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Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.

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of Constrict

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Serving or tending to bind or constrict.

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of Taper

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of Taper

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of Broaden

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of Broaden

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