close call close shave squeak squeaker narrow escape | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
mind game | deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage), football players try to play mind games with the opposition, the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings |
straight and narrow strait and narrow | the way of proper and honest behavior, he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow |
mind game | any game designed to exercise the intellect |
western narrow-mouthed toad Gastrophryne olivacea | small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America |
eastern narrow-mouthed toad Gastrophryne carolinensis | small toad of southeastern United States |
canal boat narrow boat narrowboat | a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals |
narrowbody aircraft narrow-body aircraft narrow-body | a commercial airliner with a single aisle |
narrow gauge | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard . inches |
narrow wale | corduroy with narrow ribs |
psychoactive drug mind-altering drug consciousness-altering drug psychoactive substance | a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions |
presence of mind | selfontrol in a crisis, ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency |
narrow margin narrowness slimness | a small margin, the president was not humbled by his narrow margin of victory, the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just % of the popular vote |
mind head brain psyche nous | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings, the seat of the faculty of reason, his mind wandered, I couldn't get his words out of my head |
unconscious mind unconscious | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware |
subconscious mind subconscious | psychic activity just below the level of awareness |
mind intellect | knowledge and intellectual ability, he reads to improve his mind, he has a keen intellect |
cognitive state state of mind | the state of a person's cognitive processes |
mind | attention, don't pay him any mind |
mind | recall or remembrance, it came to mind |
mind's eye | the imaging of remembered or invented scenes, I could see her clearly in my mind's eye |
reversal change of mind flip-flop turnabout turnaround | a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
judgment judgement mind | an opinion formed by judging something, he was reluctant to make his judgment known, she changed her mind |
mind idea | your intention, what you intend to do, he had in mind to see his old teacher, the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces |
mentality outlook mindset mind-set | a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations |
narrow-mindedness narrowness | an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior |
peace peacefulness peace of mind repose serenity heartsease ataraxis | the absence of mental stress or anxiety |
narrow | a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water |
mind reader telepathist thoughteader | a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) |
telepathist thoughteader mental telepathist mind reader | someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly |
thinker creative thinker mind | an important intellectual, the great minds of the th century |
narrow-leaved flame flower Talinum augustissimum | similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers, southwestern United States |
narrow-leaved white-topped aster | a variety of white-topped aster |
narrow goldenrod Solidago spathulata | western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers |
lesser bullrush narrow-leaf cattail narrow-leaved reedmace soft flag Typha angustifolia | reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia |
Queensland bottletree narrow-leaved bottletree Brachychiton rupestris Sterculia rupestris | large tree of Queensland having creamolored flowers blotched with red inside, sometimes placed in genus Sterculia |
flat pea narrow-leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus sylvestris | European perennial with mottled flowers of purple and pink, sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure |
English plantain narrow-leaved plantain ribgrass ribwort ripple-grass buckthorn Plantago lanceolata | an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions |
narrow-leaved water plantain | a variety of water plantain |
narrow-leaf penstemon Penstemon linarioides | plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters, Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona |
Central American strap fern narrow-leaved strap fern Campyloneurum augustifolium | fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern, Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina |
silvery spleenwort glade fern narrow-leaved spleenwort Athyrium pycnocarpon Diplazium pycnocarpon | North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks |
long beech fern narrow beech fern northern beech fern Phegopteris connectilis Dryopteris phegopteris Thelypteris phegopteris | beech fern of North America and Eurasia |
state of mind frame of mind | a temporary psychological state |
time immemorial time out of mind | the distant past beyond memory |
constrict constringe narrow | become tight or as if tight, Her throat constricted |
narrow contract | make or become more narrow or restricted, The selection was narrowed, The road narrowed |
specialize specialise narrow narrow down | become more focus on an area of activity or field of study, She specializes in Near Eastern history |
slip slip one's mind | pass out of one's memory |
come to mind spring to mind | be remembered, His name comes to mind when you mention the strike |