| Main Entry: | canal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | waterway |
Synonyms: |
aqueduct, bottleneck, channel, choke point, conduit, course, cove, ditch, duct, estuary, firth, trench, water, watercourse |
| Main Entry: | strait |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crisis, difficulty |
Synonyms: |
bewilderment, bind, bottleneck, choke point, contingency, crossroad, dilemma, distress, embarrassment, emergency, exigency, extremity, hardship, hole*, mess*, mystification, pass, perplexity, pinch*, plight, predicament, rigor, squeeze*, turning point*, vicissitude, zero hour |
Antonyms: |
advantage, solution, success |