The Clue
Contracted (8 letter answer)
The Answer
NARROWED
Tags
Notes
The answer NARROWED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Constricted
Definition
NARROW as a verb:
1. (narrow, contract) = make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
2. (pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify) = define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"
3. (specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down) = become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"
4. (constrict, constringe, narrow) = become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
NARROWED as an adjective:
1. reduced in size as by squeezing together; "his narrowed eyes"
2. made narrow; limited in breadth; "narrowed arteries impair blood circulation"; "a narrowed view of the world"
3. having the opening reduced squeezed