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straits — straits; straits·man; … English syllables
Straits — Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits, le 22 octobre 1985 en Norvège Pays d’origin … Wikipédia en Français
Straits — Strait Strait, n.; pl. {Straits}. [OE. straight, streit, OF. estreit, estroit. See {Strait}, a.] 1. A narrow pass or passage. [1913 Webster] He brought him through a darksome narrow strait To a broad gate all built of beaten gold. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Straits — (as used in expressions) Florida Straits of Mackinac Straits of Straits Question Straits Settlements * * * … Universalium
straits — n. difficulties 1) desperate, dire; financial straits 2) in desperate straits * * * dire financial straits [ difficulties ] desperate in desperate straits … Combinatory dictionary
straits — noun 1. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs • Syn: ↑pass, ↑strait • Hypernyms: ↑situation • Hyponyms: ↑desperate straits, ↑dire straits 2. a difficult juncture … Useful english dictionary
straits — Synonyms and related words: arm, armlet, bay, bayou, belt, bight, bind, boca, broken fortune, clutch, complication, cove, creek, crunch, difficulties, distress, embarrassing position, embarrassment, estuary, euripus, fine how do you do, fjord,… … Moby Thesaurus
Straits Times Index — Stammdaten Staat Singapur Börse Singapore Exchange ISIN XC0009653640 WKN 965364 Symbol S1T RIC … Deutsch Wikipedia
Straits Estate — is a housing estate located near Sedgley, West Midlands, England, to the north west of Gornal Ward, and was built for homeowners during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The streets within the estate are all named after famous poets and wordsmiths … Wikipedia
Straits Primary School — is a primary school in Sedgley, West Midlands, England. It was built in 1968 to serve the (then) new Straits housing estate. The current headmaster is Mr Adrian Slack, who has been at the helm since September 1997. On his arrival, the school had… … Wikipedia
