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"ref": "1866, Algernon Swinburne, “Aholibah”, in Poems and Ballads, London: John Camden Hotten, page 311",
"text": "Sweet oil was poured out on thy head\nAnd ran down like cool rain between\nThe strait close locks it melted in.",
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"text": "1894, Ernest Dowson, “To One in Bedlam” in The Second Book of The Rhymers’ Club, London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, p. 35,\nThose scentless wisps of straw, that miserably line\nHis strait, caged universe, whereat the dull world stares,\nPedant and pitiful."
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"(archaic) Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close."
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"Righteous, strict."
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"(archaic) Righteous, strict."
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"Tight; close; tight-fitting."
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"(obsolete) Tight; close; tight-fitting."
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"word": "紧"
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"sense": "tight, close, confined",
"word": "𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃"
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"text": "18th c., Thomas Secker, Sermons on Several Subjects, 2nd edition, 1771, Volume III, Sermon XI, p. 253,\nBut to make your strait Circumstances yet straiter, for the Sake of idle Gratifications, and distress yourselves in Necessaries, only to indulge in Trifles and Vanities, delicate Food, shewish Dress, ensnaring Diversions, is every Way wrong."
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"Difficult; distressful."
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"(obsolete) Difficult; distressful."
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"Parsimonious; stingy; mean."
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"ref": "1810, Record Commission, The Statutes of the Realm. Printed by Command of His Majesty King George the Third in pursuance of an Address of the House of Commons of Great Britain. From Original Records and Manuscripts., volume 1, page lxiii",
"text": "A strait Line over a Vowel denotes the Omission of the Letter m or n following:\nquā--quam‖nō--non‖[…]\n[…]\nThe strait Line over m in the Middle of a Word denotes the Omission of the Letter n following:\nom̄es--omnes‖om̄ia--omnia",
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"Obsolete spelling of straight."
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"word": "dire straits"
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"word": "Foveaux Strait"
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"word": "McClure Strait"
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"word": "Menai Strait"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "neġucʻ",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "նեղուց"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "boğaz"
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"sense": "narrow channel of water",
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"word": "itsasate"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pralíŭ",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
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"word": "пралі́ў"
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "pronali",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "প্রণালী"
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"word": "strizh-mor"
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"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prolív",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "проли́в"
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"roman": "protók",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
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"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
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"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "ရေလက်ကြား"
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"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "panglailakkra:",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "ပင်လယ်လက်ကြား"
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"code": "ca",
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"word": "estret"
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"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "selet"
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"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "海峽"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"word": "海峡"
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"code": "da",
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "markolo"
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"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "väin"
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"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "salmi"
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{
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
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"word": "détroit"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
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"word": "estreito"
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"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
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"word": "freo"
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{
"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sruṭe",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "სრუტე"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "narrow channel of water",
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"word": "Meerenge"
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"tags": [
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
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"word": "Straße"
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"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "porthmós",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "πορθμός"
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{
"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "porthmós",
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"word": "πορθμός"
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{
"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "meitsár",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מיצר \\ מֵצַר"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jalsandhi",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "जलसंधि"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jalsañyogī",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "जलसंयोगी"
},
{
"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jalḍamrū",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "जलडमरू"
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{
"_dis1": "84 16 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
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"tags": [
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"word": "боғаҙ"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "itsasate"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pralíŭ",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пралі́ў"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pratóka",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "прато́ка"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "pronali",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "প্রণালী"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "strizh-mor"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prolív",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "проли́в"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "protók",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прото́к"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "relakkra:",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "ရေလက်ကြား"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "panglailakkra:",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "ပင်လယ်လက်ကြား"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estret"
},
{
"code": "mel",
"lang": "Central Melanau",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "selet"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "海峽"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hǎixiá",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "海峡"
},
{
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "boğaz"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "průliv"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "stræde"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "straat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nauw"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "markolo"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "väin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "salmi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "détroit"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estreito"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "freo"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sruṭe",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "სრუტე"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Meerenge"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Enge"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Straße"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "porthmós",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "πορθμός"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "porthmós",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "πορθμός"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "meitsár",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מיצר \\ מֵצַר"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jalsandhi",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "जलसंधि"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jalsañyogī",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "जलसंयोगी"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jalḍamrū",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "जलडमरू"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jalḍamrūmadhya",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "जलडमरूमध्य"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "taṅgī",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "तंगी"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ābnāe",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "आबनाए"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "szoros"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "sund"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "selat"
},
{
"code": "ill",
"lang": "Iranun",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "tarusan"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caol"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stretto"
},
{
"alt": "かいきょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaikyō",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "海峡"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "būğaz",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "бұғаз"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "crɑɑk saʼmot",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "ច្រកសមុទ្រ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "day saʼmot",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "ដៃសមុទ្រ"
},
{
"alt": "海峽",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "haehyeop",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "해협"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "kısık",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "кысык"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sǭng khǣp",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "ຊ່ອງແຄບ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "fretum"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "šaurums"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sąsiauris"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "prótok",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "про́ток"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tésnec",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "те́снец"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "móreuz",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мо́реуз"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "selat"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "kaṭaliṭukkŭ",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "കടലിടുക്ക്"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "jalasandhi",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "ജലസന്ധി"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "kūititanga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "awa"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "sāmudradhunī",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "सामुद्रधुनी"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "xooloj",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "хоолой"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "tengisiin xooloj",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "тэнгисийн хоолой"
},
{
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "jalasandhi",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "जलसन्धि"
},
{
"code": "nog",
"lang": "Nogai",
"roman": "bogaz",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "богаз"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dêtrait"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "čoalbmi"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "sund"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "strede"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "strete"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kanal"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "boğaz",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "بوغاز"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tange",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "تنگه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cieśnina"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "estreito"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "paṇjoṛ",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "ਪਣਜੋੜ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "strâmtoare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prolív",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "проли́в"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protók",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прото́к"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caol"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "теснац"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "тјеснац"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "мореуз"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "tesnac"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "tjesnac"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "moreuz"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prieliv"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "preliv"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ožina"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "estrecho"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "paso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "sund"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nor"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "kipot"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "gulügoh",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "гулӯгоҳ"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "nīriṇai",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "நீரிணை"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "buğaz",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "бугаз"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛp",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "ช่องแคบ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "boğaz"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "bogaz"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "protóka",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "прото́ка"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prolýv",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "проли́в"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "boʻgʻoz"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "eo biển"
},
{
"code": "vro",
"lang": "Võro",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"word": "salm"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "swnt"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "culfor"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cyfyngfor"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cyfyngfor"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "durkhgos",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "דורכגאָס"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "durkhgus",
"sense": "narrow channel of water",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "דורכגוס"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "narrow pass, passage or street",
"word": "kapeikko"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "stenó",
"sense": "narrow pass, passage or street",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "στενό"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tésnina",
"sense": "narrow pass, passage or street",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "те́снина"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tésnec",
"sense": "narrow pass, passage or street",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "те́снец"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "isthmus",
"word": "kannas"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "isthmus",
"word": "kapeikko"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "isthmus",
"word": "kūititanga"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zatrudnenie",
"sense": "difficult position",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "затруднение"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "difficult position",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nauw"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "difficult position",
"word": "kiipeli"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tsará",
"sense": "difficult position",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "צָרָה"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "difficult position",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stretta"
},
{
"alt": "なんきょく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nankyoku",
"sense": "difficult position",
"word": "難局"
},
{
"alt": "こんなん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "konnan",
"sense": "difficult position",
"word": "困難"
},
{
"alt": "くきょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kukyō",
"sense": "difficult position",
"word": "苦境"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "teškótija",
"sense": "difficult position",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "тешко́тија"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tésnec",
"sense": "difficult position",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "те́снец"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tangnâ",
"sense": "difficult position",
"word": "تنگنا"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "difficult position",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aperto"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "difficult position",
"tags": [
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