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Straits

name, noun, verb, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of the Straits Settlements, a former British colony along the Strait of Malacca. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical

    "It may have been originally in India, as it is now in the Straits, a closed litter for ladies of rank, and the word may have become appropriated to the open conveyance in which European ladies are carried."

  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Dire Straits, a British rock band. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of strait form-of, plural
  2. 2
    a difficult juncture wordnet
  3. 3
    a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of strait form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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