All strait synonyms
strait
S s noun strait
- quandary β a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.
- double bind β Psychology. a situation in which a person is given conflicting cues, especially by a parent, such that to obey one cue is to disobey the other.
- bafflement β Bafflement is the state of being baffled.
- juncture β a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- bay β A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards.
- raceway β Chiefly British. a passage or channel for water, as a millrace.
- channel β A channel is a television station.
- waterway β a river, canal, or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel or transport.
- meltdown β network meltdown
- fiord β a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
- difficulty β the fact or condition of being difficult.
- firth β John Rupert, 1890β1960, English linguist.
- arduousness β requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
- hot potato β Informal. a situation or issue that is difficult, unpleasant, or risky to deal with.
- h-hour β the time, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- critical period β a period in a lifetime during which a specific stage of development usually occurs. If it fails to do so, it cannot readily occur afterwards
- hangup β Alternative spelling of hang-up.
- isthmus β a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.
- jam β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- arm β Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
- neck β the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- disconcertion β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- narrows β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- dilemma β a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- loch β a lake.
- emergency β A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
- causeway β A causeway is a raised path or road that crosses water or wet land.
- laboriousness β requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- ballgame β any game played with a ball
- fluting β a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- delta β A delta is an area of low, flat land shaped like a triangle, where a river splits and spreads out into several branches before entering the sea.
- closed book β something deemed unknown or incapable of being understood
- embarrassment β A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.
- cervices β cervix
- locus β a place; locality.
- cervix β The cervix is the entrance to the womb.
- inlet β an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- in-convenience β the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- crisis β A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
- contingency β A contingency is something that might happen in the future.
- nape β the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- napes β the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- d-day β You can use D-day to refer to the day that is chosen for the beginning of an important activity.
adjective strait
- incapacious β Not capacious; narrow, small, weak, or foolish.
- narrow β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
adj strait
- linear β of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.