NOUN | state | straits, pass, strait | a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs |
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event | straits, pass, head | a difficult juncture |
Sounds | strey'ts | |
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Rhymes | Gates ... Yeats: 8 rhymes with eyts... |
Meaning | A bad or difficult situation or state of affairs. | |
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Synonyms | pass, strait | |
Narrower | desperate straits, dire straits | A state of extreme / extreme distress |
Broader | situation | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
Spanish | aprieto, impás | |
Catalan | destret |
Meaning | A difficult juncture. | |
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Synonyms | pass, head | |
Broader | juncture, occasion | An event that occurs at a critical time |
Spanish | apuro, límite, punto álgido |
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