Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [streyt]
- /streɪt/
- /streɪt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [streyt]
- /streɪt/
Definitions of strait word
- noun strait Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 1
- noun strait Often, straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad straits indeed. 1
- noun strait Archaic. a narrow passage or area. 1
- noun strait an isthmus. 1
- adjective strait narrow: Strait is the gate. 1
- adjective strait affording little space; confined in area. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of strait
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English streit < Old French estreit < Latin strictus past participle of stringere to bind; see strain1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Strait
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
strait popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
strait usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for strait
noun strait
- arduousness — requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- bafflement — Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- bay — A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards.
- causeway — A causeway is a raised path or road that crosses water or wet land.
adj strait
- linear — of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
adjective strait
- incapacious — Not capacious; narrow, small, weak, or foolish.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
Top questions with strait
- how old is george strait?
- how tall is george strait?
- what is a strait?
- where does george strait live?
- george strait where the sidewalk ends?
- where the sidewalk ends george strait?
- how many number ones does george strait have?
- how much is george strait worth?
- where is george strait from?
- where is the strait of gibraltar?
- where is strait of magellan?
- the denmark strait separates what two large islands?
- the strait of gibraltar connects what bodies of water?
- it matters not how strait the gate?
- how wide is the bering strait?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with st
- Words starting with str
- Words starting with stra
- Words starting with strai
- Words starting with strait