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| boccie |
a form of lawn bowling, originating in Italy, played with wooden balls on a long narrow court of dirt, clay, or sand. |
| borzoi |
one of a breed of dogs originating in Russia, having a tall slender body, narrow head, and long silky hair; Russian wolfhound. |
| bottleneck |
any narrow entrance or passageway. [1/4 definitions] |
| bowling alley |
a long narrow wooden expanse of floor with gutters on either side, used for the game of bowling. [1/2 definitions] |
| braid |
to weave together three or more strands or strips of (hair, cloth, or the like), forming one narrow, ropelike length; plait. [3/5 definitions] |
| caïque |
a long narrow rowboat used in the Middle East. [1/2 definitions] |
| canalboat |
a long narrow vessel used to transport freight along canals and riverways. |
| canoe |
a narrow, open boat with curved sides and pointed ends, usu. propelled by paddle. [1/3 definitions] |
| canyon |
a deep, narrow chasm with steep sides, often with a stream flowing along the bottom. |
| catwalk |
a narrow, raised walkway, as on a bridge or other high structure. |
| centipede |
any of various nocturnal arthropods, with a narrow, wormlike body consisting of many segments, each segment having a pair of legs and the front segment having poison fangs or claws. |
| channel |
a long, narrow, man-made trench or natural waterway for irrigation, boating, or fishing, or that connects two larger bodies of water. [1/8 definitions] |
| chiffonier |
a tall, narrow chest of drawers, often with a mirror attached at the top. |
| chink1 |
a narrow crack; crevice; fissure. [1/3 definitions] |
| chute2 |
a steep or narrow slope, as for skiing or tobogganing. |
| cigarette |
a short, narrow tube of thin paper containing finely cut, cured tobacco for smoking. |
| circlet |
a little circle, esp. a narrow round band worn as an ornament for the head. |
| clapboard |
a long, narrow board, thicker along one horizontal edge than the other and used as an overlapped covering or siding for houses or buildings. [1/3 definitions] |
| clerical collar |
a stiff narrow white collar, fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain members of the clergy. |
| close |
narrow, as of a decision. [1/23 definitions] |
| close call |
(informal) a narrow escape from danger, failure, detection, or the like. |
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