strait : Idioms & Phrases

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bering strait

  • noun a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean
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cook strait

  • noun a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand
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desperate straits

  • noun a state of extreme distress
    desperate straits.
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dire straits

  • noun a state of extreme distress
    desperate straits.
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kammon strait bridge

  • noun a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu
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korea strait

  • noun a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan
    Korea Strait.
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korean strait

  • noun a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan
    Korea Strait.
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menai strait

  • noun a strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland
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strait and narrow

  • noun the way of proper and honest behavior
    straight and narrow.
    • he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow
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strait of calais

  • noun the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent
    Strait of Calais; Pas de Calais.
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strait of dover

  • noun the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent
    Strait of Calais; Pas de Calais.
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strait of georgia

  • noun the strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland
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strait of gibraltar

  • noun the strait between Spain and Africa
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strait of hormuz

  • noun a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
    Strait of Hormuz.
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strait of magellan

  • noun the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built
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strait of messina

  • noun the strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy
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strait of ormuz

  • noun a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
    Strait of Hormuz.
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strait-handed

Strait"-hand`ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly. R. -- Strait"-hand`ed*ness, n. R.
Webster 1913

strait-jacket

Strait"-jack`et noun
Definitions
  1. A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back.
Webster 1913

strait-laced

  • adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
    puritanical; prissy; square-toed; straight-laced; straitlaced; tight-laced; victorian; prudish; prim; straightlaced; priggish.
    • my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
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Strait"-laced` adjective
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  1. Bound with stays.
    Let nature have scope to fashion the body as she thinks best; we have few well-shaped that are strait-laced. Locke.
  2. Restricted; stiff; constrained. R. Fuller.
  3. Rigid in opinion; strict in manners or morals.
Webster 1913

strait-waistcoat

Strait"-waist`coat noun
Definitions
  1. Same as Strait-jacket.
Webster 1913

torres strait

  • noun a strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea
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