a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper. 2. the chief administrative officer in charge of a prison. 3. any of various public officials charged with superintendence, as over a port or wildlife. 4. air-raid warden.
Dictionary entry overview: What does narrow mean? â¢ NARROW (noun) The noun NARROW has 1 sense: 1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water Familiarity information: NARROW used as a noun is very rare. â¢ NARROW (adjective) The adjective NARROW has 5 senses: 1. not wide 2. limited in size or scope 3. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. broad (broader comparative) (broadest superlative) 1 adj Something that is broad is wide., (Antonym: narrow) His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow..., The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river., ...a broad expanse of green lawn. adj You use broad to describe a word or meaning which covers or refers to a wide range of different things. usu ADJ n (=general) (Antonym: narrow) The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word `science'., ...restructuring in the broad sense of the word.