narrow - English word #620

Translation

Only a short way from one side to the other, like a small path.

Word origin

From Old English nearu, meaning tight or not wide.

path through .

"Narrow" tells us it is only a short way across the path.

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Here "narrow" describes a street with little space across it.

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Here "narrow" describes a door that is not wide.

wide

Measuring a long way from one side to the other, like a big river or road.

small

Little in size or amount, not big.

long

Measuring a large amount from one end to the other, or lasting a great deal of time.

road

A long, hard path that cars and people use to travel from one place to another.

door

The flat part you open and close to go into or out of a room, building, or car.

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