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strait
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- pronunciation:
- streIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a narrow channel of water between two larger bodies.
The Bering Strait separates Alaska from Russia.- synonyms:
- narrows
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| definition 2: |
(usu. pl.) a condition or position of need, distress, or constraint.
She is in difficult straits these days without a job.The nation's economy was in dire straits after the war.He would never have asked for the money if he had not been in desperate straits.- synonyms:
- corner, dilemma, pickle, predicament
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| related words: |
case, channel, creek, crisis, crunch, distress, hole, necessity, need, pass, plight, poverty, predicament, trouble |
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| derivations: |
straitly (adv.), straitness (n.) |
The words strait and straight (not bending) sound alike but have different meanings.
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