Barrow vs. Narrow: What's the Difference?

Barrow and Narrow Definitions
Barrow
A handbarrow.
Narrow
Of small or limited width, especially in comparison with length.
Barrow
A wheelbarrow.
Narrow
Limited in area or scope; cramped.
Barrow
A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site.
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Narrow
Lacking flexibility; rigid
Narrow opinions.
Barrow
A pig that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity.
Narrow
Barely sufficient; close
A narrow margin of victory.
Barrow
(obsolete) A mountain.
Narrow
Painstakingly thorough or attentive; meticulous
Narrow scrutiny.
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Barrow
A hill.
Narrow
(Linguistics) Tense.
Barrow
A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
Narrow
To reduce in width or extent; make narrower.
Barrow
(mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.
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Narrow
To limit or restrict
Narrowed the possibilities down to three.
Barrow
(British) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.
Narrow
To become narrower; contract.
Barrow
(saltworks) A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.
Narrow
A part of little width, as a pass through mountains.
Barrow
A castrated boar.
Narrow
A body of water with little width that connects two larger bodies of water.
Barrow
A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.
Narrow
A part of a river or an ocean current that is not wide.
Barrow
A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow.
Narrow
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
A narrow hallway
Barrow
A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain.
Narrow
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
Barrow
A hog, esp. a male hog castrated.
Narrow
(figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
A narrow interpretation
Barrow
A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the dead; a tumulus.
Narrow
Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
A narrow mind
Narrow views
Barrow
A heap of rubbish, attle, etc.
Narrow
Having a small margin or degree.
A narrow escape
The Republicans won by a narrow majority.
Barrow
The quantity that a barrow will hold
Narrow
(dated) Limited as to means; straitened
Narrow circumstances
Barrow
(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
Narrow
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Barrow
A cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
Narrow
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
Narrow
(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.
Narrow
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
Narrow
(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
We need to narrow the search.
Narrow
(intransitive) To get narrower.
The road narrows.
Narrow
(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.
Narrow
(knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
Narrow
To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
To narrow an
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variable to a short
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Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.
Narrow
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a narrow compass in the world.
Narrow
Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near{5}; - with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow majority.
Narrow
Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow circumstances.
Narrow
Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views.
Narrow
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
A very narrow and stinted charity.
Narrow
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
But first with narrow search I must walk roundThis garden, and no corner leave unspied.
Narrow
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; as ē (ēve) and Ō (fŌd), etc., from ĭ (ĭll) and Ŏ (fŎt), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, 13.
Narrow
A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; - usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.
Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerousnarrow.
Narrow
To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.
Narrow
To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.
Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings.
Narrow
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
Narrow
To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea narrows into a strait.
Narrow
Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows.
Narrow
To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.
Narrow
A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Narrow
Make or become more narrow or restricted;
The selection was narrowed
The road narrowed
Narrow
Define clearly;
I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Narrow
Become more special;
We specialize in dried flowers
Narrow
Become tight or as if tight;
Her throat constricted
Narrow
Not wide;
A narrow bridge
A narrow line across the page
Narrow
Limited in size or scope;
The narrow sense of a word
Narrow
Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view;
A brilliant but narrow-minded judge
Narrow opinions
Narrow
Very limited in degree;
Won by a narrow margin
A narrow escape
Narrow
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;
A minute inspection of the grounds
A narrow scrutiny
An exact and minute report