wide
adjective
1. having a great extent from side to side
2. of vast size or scope; spacious or extensive
3.
a. (postpositive) having a specified extent, esp from side to side two yards wide
b. (in combination) covering or extending throughout nationwide
4. distant or remote from the desired point, mark, etc. your guess is wide of the mark
5. (of eyes) opened fully
6. loose, full, or roomy wide trousers
7. exhibiting a considerable spread, as between certain limits a wide variation
8. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics another word for lax [4], open [34]
narrow
adjective
1. small in breadth, esp in comparison to length
2. limited in range or extent
3. limited in outlook; lacking breadth of vision
4. limited in means or resources; meagre narrow resources
5. barely adequate or successful (esp in the phrase a narrow escape)
6. painstakingly thorough; minute a narrow scrutiny
7. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance denoting an assessment of liquidity as including notes and coin in circulation with the public, banks' till money, and banks' balances narrow money Compare broad [14]
8. Dialect overcareful with money; parsimonious
9. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics
a. another word for tense1 [4]
b. relating to or denoting a transcription used to represent phonetic rather than phonemic distinctions
c. another word for close1 [21]
10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of agricultural feeds) especially rich in protein
narrow squeak Informal an escape only just managed
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