Straits
Titled water channels
Straits is the plural of strait—a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies: the Straits of Magellan, the Straits of Gibraltar.
More commonly, straits appears in the phrase dire straits or desperate straits, meaning a situation of serious difficulty or distress: The company found itself in dire financial straits.
Extremely serious or urgent
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- troubleDifficulty or distress
plight · crisis · difficulty · bind · fix · jam · pickle · circumstances
Passage for transmission
- passageSegment of text
- narrowsConstricted water passage
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
inlet · Bosphorus · Gibraltar · Hormuz · Magellan · Dardanelles · Torres · Messina
Of small width
- confinedKept within bounds
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- rigidUnable to bend
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
orthodox · conservative · proper · uptight · inhibited · straitjacket · binding · constricting
dire
Extremely serious or urgent
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
trouble · plight · crisis · difficulty · bind · fix · jam · pickle · circumstances · situation
channel
Passage for transmission
sound · inlet · Bosphorus · Gibraltar · Hormuz · Magellan · Dardanelles · Torres · Messina · Dover
narrow
Of small width
puritanical · orthodox · conservative · proper · uptight · inhibited · straitjacket · binding · constricting · limiting
- Ottoman WWIOttoman Empire, Gallipoli, Central Powers, desert warfare, Russian front
- Balkan HistoryBalkans, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Montenegro
- Great Lakes Parks
Straitsocean
Massive saltwater body
open water · open ocean · open sea · sea · gulf
Straitsopen sea
Waters beyond coastlines
high seas · open ocean · blue water · deep water · international waters
Straitscomfort
Ease or soothing relief
ease · prosperity · smooth sailing · abundance · affluence
- straight lineUndeviated continuous path
- straight aheadIn a line, unchanged direction
- go straightCease criminal activity
- straight faceNeutral, emotionless expression
- straighten upOrganize or stand erect
- straight upUndiluted and unchilled
strait, straight, straighten, straightened, straightening, straightens, straighter, straightest, straightness