Definitions
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- adjective having a narrow mouth
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Examples
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I learned the advantage of the narrow-mouthed caves.
CHAPTER VI 2010
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We were badly frightened, for here was no narrow-mouthed cave for refuge.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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Thanks to Robert Allgeyer, whose definitive paper on the topic can be found online, I can offer you sage scientific advice regarding the best way to get ketchup from a traditional glass narrow-mouthed bottle.
Robot receptionists ewillett 2007
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The problem with the narrow-mouthed glass bottle is that, in order for ketchup to flow out of it, air must flow in.
Robot receptionists ewillett 2007
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She found him three houses down the street, leaning against the wall at the entrance of a narrow-mouthed alley between two adjacent houses.
A Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini, Khaled 2007
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When they came out of their narrow-mouthed harbors, the Greeks rowed first in single file and then deployed in line abreast.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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When they came out of their narrow-mouthed harbors, the Greeks rowed first in single file and then deployed in line abreast.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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Liquor bottles were usually narrow-mouthed, and their color, shape, and size depended on the way in which they were manufactured and packaged.
HELIX Program « Interactive Dig Johnson's Island – Unlocking a Civil War Prison 2002
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He sipped something from a tall, narrow-mouthed vessel.
Glory Lane Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1987
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Use narrow-mouthed beakers, jars or bottles whenever possible.
Chapter 5 1969
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