Definition of Straits

1. Noun. A bad or difficult situation or state of affairs.

Exact synonyms: Pass, Strait
Specialized synonyms: Desperate Straits, Dire Straits
Generic synonyms: Situation

2. Noun. A difficult juncture. "Matters came to a head yesterday"
Exact synonyms: Head, Pass
Generic synonyms: Juncture, Occasion

Definition of Straits

1. strait [n] - See also: strait

Lexicographical Neighbors of Straits

straitening
straitens
straiter
straitest
straiting
straitjacket
straitjacketed
straitjacketing
straitjackets
straitlaced
straitlacedly
straitlacedness
straitly
straitness
straitnesses
straits (current term)
strait and narrow
Strait of Calais
Strait of Dover
Strait of Georgia
Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Magellan
Strait of Messina
Strait of Ormuz
strake
straked
strakes
stramash
stramashes

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