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gauge, also gage /gāj/ noun- A measuring apparatus
- A standard of measure
- A means of limitation or adjustment to a standard
- A measurement, such as the diameter of a wire, calibre of a tube, or width of a row of slates
- The distance between a pair of wheels or rails
- A means of estimate
- The width of film or magnetic tape
- (usu gage) the relative position of a ship to another vessel and the wind (see lee1, weather)
transitive verb- To measure
- To estimate
- To adjust to a standard
intransitive verb To measure the contents of casks ORIGIN: OFr gauge (Fr jauge) gaugeˈable adjective Capable of being gauged gaugˈer noun - A person who gauges
- A person who works in excise
gaugˈing noun The measuring of casks holding excisable liquors gauge boson noun (physics) A type of particle that mediates the interaction between two fundamental particles gauge glass noun A tube to show height of water gauge theory noun Any one of the theories in particle physics that attempts to describe the various types of interaction between fundamental particles gaugˈing-rod noun An instrument for measuring the contents of casks broad- or narrow-gauge In railway construction, respectively greater or less than standard gauge, in Britain 1.435 metres (561/2 inches) narrow1 /narˈō/ adjective- Of little breadth
- Of small extent from side to side
- Closely confining
- Limited
- Contracted in mind or outlook
- Bigoted
- Not liberal
- Parsimonious (informal or dialect)
- With little to spare
- Close
- Strict, precise
- Detailed, thorough
- Strict
- Keen
- (of money) denoting the more liquid kinds (ie coins and notes), eg in hand, or readily withdrawn from a bank account, etc, opp to broad
- (of a vowel) tense, opp to broad (phonetics)
- (of a phonetic transcription) with a different symbol for each phoneme and diacritical marks to show different varieties of these phonemes, opp to broad (phonetics)
- (of animal foodstuffs) relatively rich in protein as compared to fat and carbohydrate
noun- A narrow part or place
- (usu in pl) a narrow passage, channel or strait
adverb Narrowly transitive verb- To make narrow
- To contract or confine
intransitive verb- To become narrow
- To reduce the number of stitches in knitting
ORIGIN: OE nearu narrˈowing noun - The act of making less in breadth
- The state of being contracted
- The part of anything which is made narrower
adjective Becoming narrower narrˈowly adverb - Barely
- With close attention
- In a narrow or restricted manner
narrˈowness noun narrˈowband adjective Broadcasting across a narrow range of frequencies narrˈowboat noun A canal-boat, esp one of 7ft (2.1m) or less in width, and 72ft (about 22m) in length narrˈowcast transitive verb narrˈowcasting noun - Cable television
- Broadcasting to a limited, often targeted, audience
- The production and distribution of material on video tapes, cassettes, etc
narrow circumstances plural noun Poverty, pennilessness narrow escape noun An escape only just managed narrow gauge noun A narrow-gauge railway narrˈow-gaugeˈ adjective (of a railway) less than 4ft 81/2in (about 1.4m) in gauge narrˈow-mindˈed adjective - Of a narrow or illiberal mind
- Bigoted, prejudiced
narrˈow-mindˈedly adverb narrˈow-mindˈedness noun narrow seas plural noun The seas between Great Britain and the Continent and Great Britain and Ireland narrow squeak noun A narrow escape |