narrow vs ream

narrow

verb
  • To get narrower. 

  • To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one. 

  • To reduce in width or extent; to contract. 

  • To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values. 

  • To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look. 

noun
  • A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water. 

adj
  • Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide. 

  • Having a small margin or degree. 

  • Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish. 

  • Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. 

  • Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude. 

  • Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. 

  • Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact. 

ream

verb
  • To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider. 

  • To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way. 

  • To yell at or berate. 

  • To shape or form, especially using a reamer. 

  • To cream; mantle; foam; froth. 

  • To remove (material) by reaming. 

  • To remove burrs and debris from a freshly bored hole. 

noun
  • Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general. 

  • A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets. 

  • An abstract large amount of something. 

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