Clues for the word "STRAIT"

We've had 92 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 197 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on March 14, 2026.

Definition of strait

a. - A variant of Straight.
superl. - Narrow; not broad.
superl. - Tight; close; closely fitting.
superl. - Close; intimate; near; familiar.
superl. - Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.
superl. - Difficult; distressful; straited.
superl. - Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.
adv. - Strictly; rigorously.
a. - A narrow pass or passage.
a. - A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the plural; as, the strait, or straits, of Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of Mackinaw.
a. - A neck of land; an isthmus.
a. - Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits.
v. t. - To put to difficulties.