Narrow vs. Slim
Difference Between Narrow and Slim
Narrowadjective
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
a narrow hallwaySlimadjective
Slender, thin.
Narrowadjective
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
Slimadjective
(of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.
Movie stars are usually slim, attractive, and young.Narrowadjective
(figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
a narrow interpretationSlimadjective
Designed to make the wearer appear slim.
Narrowadjective
Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
a narrow mindnarrow viewsSlimadjective
(of an object) Long and narrow.
Narrowadjective
Having a small margin or degree.
a narrow escapeThe Republicans won by a narrow majority.Slimadjective
(of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.
Narrowadjective
(dated) Limited as to means; straitened
narrow circumstancesSlimadjective
(of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.
I'm afraid your chances are quite slim.Narrowadjective
Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
Slimadjective
Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
Narrowadjective
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
Slimadjective
Sly, crafty.
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.
Slimnoun
A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.
I only smoke slims.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 harborSlimnoun
AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.
Narrowverb
(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
We need to narrow the search.Slimnoun
Cocaine.
Narrowverb
(intransitive) To get narrower.
The road narrows.Slimverb
(intransitive) To lose weight in order to achieve slimness.
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.Slimverb
(transitive) To make slimmer; to reduce in size.
Narrowverb
(knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
Slimverb
take off weight
Narrowverb
To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
to narrow anint variable to a short variableSlimadjective
being of delicate or slender build;
she was slender as a willow shoot is slendera slim girl with straight blonde hairwatched her slight figure cross the streetNarrownoun
a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Slimadjective
small in quantity;
slender wagesa slim chance of winninga small surplusNarrowverb
make or become more narrow or restricted;
The selection was narrowedThe road narrowedNarrowverb
define clearly;
I cannot narrow down the rules for this gameNarrowverb
become more special;
We specialize in dried flowersNarrowverb
become tight or as if tight;
Her throat constrictedNarrowadjective
not wide;
a narrow bridgea narrow line across the pageNarrowadjective
limited in size or scope;
the narrow sense of a wordNarrowadjective
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view;
a brilliant but narrow-minded judgenarrow opinionsNarrowadjective
very limited in degree;
won by a narrow margina narrow escapeNarrowadjective
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;
a minute inspection of the groundsa narrow scrutinyan exact and minute report
