Barrow vs. Narrow

Barrow vs. Narrow — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Barrow and Narrow

Barrownoun

(obsolete) A mountain.

Narrowadjective

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

a narrow hallway

Barrownoun

A hill.

Narrowadjective

Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.

Barrownoun

A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

Narrowadjective

(figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.

a narrow interpretation
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Barrownoun

(mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.

Narrowadjective

Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted

a narrow mindnarrow views

Barrownoun

(British) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.

Narrowadjective

Having a small margin or degree.

a narrow escapeThe Republicans won by a narrow majority.

Barrownoun

(saltworks) A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.

Narrowadjective

(dated) Limited as to means; straitened

narrow circumstances
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Barrownoun

A castrated boar.

Narrowadjective

Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.

Barrownoun

the quantity that a barrow will hold

Narrowadjective

Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.

Barrownoun

(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs

Narrowadjective

(phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.

Barrownoun

a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels

Narrownoun

A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.

the Narrows of New York harbor

Narrowverb

(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

We need to narrow the search.

Narrowverb

(intransitive) To get narrower.

The road narrows.

Narrowverb

(of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.

He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.She wagged her finger in his face, and her eyes narrowed.

Narrowverb

(knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.

Narrowverb

To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.

to narrow an int variable to a short variable

Narrownoun

a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

Narrowverb

make or become more narrow or restricted;

The selection was narrowedThe road narrowed

Narrowverb

define clearly;

I cannot narrow down the rules for this game

Narrowverb

become more special;

We specialize in dried flowers

Narrowverb

become tight or as if tight;

Her throat constricted

Narrowadjective

not wide;

a narrow bridgea narrow line across the page

Narrowadjective

limited in size or scope;

the narrow sense of a word

Narrowadjective

lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view;

a brilliant but narrow-minded judgenarrow opinions

Narrowadjective

very limited in degree;

won by a narrow margina narrow escape

Narrowadjective

characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;

a minute inspection of the groundsa narrow scrutinyan exact and minute report