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strait: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water; strict and severe; "strait is the gate"

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throat collapse: a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney";; an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep; the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

prissy collapse

crossroads collapse: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

incommodious collapse: uncomfortably or inconveniently small; "incommodious hotel accommodations"

fjord collapse: a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

firth collapse: a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland); English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)

fiord collapse

imperilment collapse

thin ice collapse

straightjacket collapse

narrow-minded collapse: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"; rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines

patented collapse: (of devices and processes) protected by patent; "they are patented inventions"

disciplined collapse: obeying the rules; trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise; "the beautiful coordination of his disciplined muscles"; "a disciplined mind"

narrows collapse

poverty collapse: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

climacteric collapse: a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause

zero hour collapse: the time set for the start of an action or operation

jeopardy collapse

bayou collapse: a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

frith collapse

isthmus collapse: a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure; a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas

prudish collapse

prescribed collapse: set down as a rule or guide

sticky wicket collapse

hell to pay collapse: dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"

bight collapse: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends); a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"; a bend or curve (especially in a coastline); a loop in a rope; fasten with a bight

fine kettle of fish collapse

exigency collapse: a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"

tight spot collapse

house of cards collapse: an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"; a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"

estuary collapse: the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

straitjacket collapse: a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person; anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"

narrow gauge collapse: a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches

threat collapse: declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"; a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"

hot water collapse: a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water"

critical point collapse

cuff collapse: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg; hit with the hand

handcuff collapse: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

turning point collapse

unholy mess collapse

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