Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

Adverb

Adjective

The word "strait" can be used as adjective, noun, verb, proper noun, adverb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Bougainville Strait Carquinez Strait Cook Strait Davis Strait Denmark Strait Florida Strait Florida Straits Foveaux Strait Hudson Strait Kara Strait M'Clure Strait McClure Strait Menai Strait Strait of Canso Strait of Georgia Strait of Sangar Straits of Florida Tsugaru Strait cross-strait dire straits strait-handed strait-laced straitjacket straitwaistcoat

Etymologically Related To

strict

Context

geography

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

channel situation

Type Of (IsA)

channel loch natural thing sound

Related Terms

close confine familiar intimate isthmus mean narrow near neck parsimonious restricted righteous room space stingy strict tight tight fitting

Similar Terms

narrow narrow narrows

Synonym Network

narrow pass

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.