Straits

Word STRAITS
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Definitions and meanings of "Straits"

What do we mean by straits?

A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

A narrow pass, passage or street.

A neck of land; an isthmus.

(often in the plural) A difficult position.

When something is cool. Basically just an Adj. Urban Dictionary

Old and rarely used word meaning narrow or tight. Also could mean "straight" (right). Urban Dictionary

Something that you can say in public not referring to people but is gay. Urban Dictionary

The guy that posted before I did has it allllll right. George Strait is the King of Country and he rules the scene. If you turn on your local country station for an hour or two,it's hard NOT to hear one of his greatest hits. all hail George! all hail George! best songs include Amarillo By Morning,The Best Day,How About Them Cowgirls, and Carrying Your Love With Me. Urban Dictionary

A multi-award winning legend of country music, "King George" has more or less been the face of country music over the last 20 years. With over 50 songs going #1, 62 million recordings sold, and 16 CMA Awards, the Texan was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006. While country was turing pop in the 80s and 90s, with artists such as Garth Brooks dominating the scene, George Strait always managed to keep it old school and stayed true to his country roots. And he keeps putting out good stuff to this day! He just put out "It Just Comes Natural" and it kicks ass...can this man do any wrong? Urban Dictionary

When "You know it" or "Hell yeah" isn't enough. Urban Dictionary

To be in serious shit !!!! to be fucked up !!! Urban Dictionary

The most useful way to divide the body of music created by man, is into Dire Straits, and non-Dire Straits. Once you've learned to appreciate the subtely and refinement of Knopfler and company, every other artist pales in comparsion. Eric Clapton has admitted an inferiority complex because of Knopfler's majestic guitar stylings. Dire Straits: will there ever be a better band? Urban Dictionary

A awesome band, who plays tightly, amazing guitar solos, very unappreciated in the younger generation, and that's a shame because this band "played as an organic whole" - Bob Dylan Probably the most popular of their songs (lthough they wrote many good songs) is "The Sultans of Swing" Urban Dictionary

Abstaining from alchohol,drugs, and casual sex. This definition comes from a song sung by the underground 80's punk band minor threat from Washington D.C. whose lead singer Ian Mckaye sang about how abstaining from aforementioned things was cool and gave you an edge up on drug users and alchoholics. Urban Dictionary

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The word "straits" in example sentences

In particular, aid to state governments, which are in desperate straits, is both fast — because it prevents spending cuts rather than having to start up new projects — and effective, because it would in fact be spent; plus state and local governments are cutting back on essentials, so the social value of this spending would be high. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They did his bidding and he alighted with his company of handmaids and Mamelukes; and, seeing all the folk of the city in straits and desolation and sore distress, said to the Princess, ‘O love of my heart and coolth of mine eyes, look in what a piteous plight is my sire!’ ❋ Unknown (2006)

Thousands of homeless people live on San Francisco's streets, in straits as dire as anything you can imagine in the worst slums of the developing world, amid some of the wealthiest people in the world. ❋ Unknown (2003)

We have not insisted on our right, but have rather been in straits to serve the interests of the gospel, and promote the salvation of souls. ❋ Unknown (1721)

God in straits and difficulties, that as long as God has any work for them to do their lives shall be prolonged. ❋ Unknown (1721)

David, in straits, had humbly and earnestly begged mercy of God, and God had heard him, that is, had graciously accepted his prayer, taken cognizance of his case, and granted him an answer of peace. ❋ Unknown (1721)

If we and our infants be at any time in straits, let us remember the straits Christ in his infancy was brought into, and be reconciled to them. ❋ Unknown (1721)

We have here Belshazzar the king very gay, but all of a sudden very gloomy, and in straits in the fulness of his sufficiency. ❋ Unknown (1721)

The fatherless that had none to help them found Job ready to help them, and, if they were in straits, to deliver them. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Note, To distrust Christ, and to disturb ourselves when we are in straits and difficulties, is an evidence of the weakness of our faith, which, if it were in exercise as it should be, would ease us of the burthen of care, by casting it on the Lord, who careth for us. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Though the presence of the Comforter yielded them real and effectual relief in straits and difficulties, yet it was not such a sensible satisfaction as his bodily presence would have been to those who had been used to it. ❋ Unknown (1721)

22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. ❋ Unknown (1721)

There were many problems with Germany, but one of the aspects that led to what it turned into was a natural human inclination when a society is in desparate straits, which is to romanticize the past with passion and force. ❋ Bill Kerr (2007)

But I know when we're seeing the kind of footage that we just saw on CNN, bodies still being taken out, still trying to rescue people, trying to help people who are in dire, dire straits, that is not the time to take the leaders of these various federal, state and local agencies out and haul them in front of Congress. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Thus Saul, when he was in straits, made his application to the witch of Endor (1 ❋ Unknown (1721)

Now, First, The Devil would have him question his sonship, because he was in straits; no, says he, Israel was God's son, and a son he was very tender of and whose manners he bore (Acts xiii. 18); and yet he brought them into straits; and it follows there (Deut. viii. ❋ Unknown (1721)

And that made me wonder would our society go that way, would we end up in the straits, which is what Orwell's vision was, that the whole world would be ruled by totalitarian powers? ❋ Unknown (1995)

In the middle of the straits is the island of Perim, a sun-baked, bare and uninviting chunk of land that has great strategic value and little else. ❋ John T. McCutcheon (1909)

Newfoundland, in latitude 52, now known as the straits of Belle ❋ Henry Cruse Murphy (1846)

We departed from this cove on the 24th in the morning, and came that same day into the N.W. reach of the straits, which is its last or most western reach. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)

[Boy 1]: that [DS] is [cool]! Boy 2: yeah its strait ❋ Rene Enrique (2006)

Straitjackets are tight... The [bering] [strait's] pretty hard to navigate. Dam strait [f00]! ❋ Inafiscisis (2004)

Instead of "that [shirt] is [so gay]", [you would] say "that shirt is so strait. ❋ Juat (2007)

[George Strait] is the most amazing country artist ever. And for being [alittle] old,he [surely] is rather attractive. ❋ Esrurytdfhdfyi (2008)

My all-time favorite George Strait song is "[Amarillo] by Morning", hand down. It's not on his 50 Number Ones double CD, which is a [damn shame]. God Bless [King George], what else is there to say? ❋ Samuel Chase7 (2007)

Guy 1: Aren't you that crazy guy who [jumped] [off the bridge]? Guy 2: Damn strait. Guy 1: Nice... ❋ Blackpig (2010)

you dumasses [don't even] know your own language !!! [You're in] [Dire straits] ❋ Estranger (2010)

"Dire Straits is the only band that plays like an [organic] whole" [--] [Bob Dylan]. ❋ Chris From Vancouver (2005)

Damn man I cruise to the [dire straits] album in my [tempo]. It's the best [cassette] I own. ❋ Will Stuck In OntARIO (2005)

[The kids] didn't [drink] at [the party] because they are strait edge. ❋ Andrew Hatz (2006)

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