Converse of object

• cross: On the invasion of Italy there were scores of small craft crossing the straits all with their little fires flickering in the dark.

• enter: They entered the straits at 3.40 on the morning of 3 June with two torpedos left.

• go: Jean went strait from Istanbul to Weston super Mare for the Green Party Conference.

• come: Delicious barbecues, American and local dishes are served; breads, biscuits and baked snacks come strait from the oven.

• overlook: Extensions Why not extend your holiday with 4 nights at the medium class Chateau Miramar hotel overlooking the straits of Florida.

Preposition: between

• island: They were, obviously, either running in a narrow strait between two islands, or into a bay.

Adjective modifier

• dire: We're in such dire straits in every age group.

• desperate: By the time I realized I wasn't going to get any more software work in 2002 I was in quite desperate financial straits.

• narrow: They were, obviously, either running in a narrow strait between two islands, or into a bay.

• financial: You must indeed be in dire financial straits at the moment.

• such: We're in such dire straits in every age group.

• great: I propose to act bravely, but when even a small temptation comes I find myself in great straits.

Modifies a noun

• jacket: His job is to escape the strait jacket, which is, yes, ok, fairly straight forward.

• gate: For every second of time was the strait gate through which the Messiah might enter ' ?

• line: Each object has the capability to move during that time in a strait line.

• way: The strait way of Christ better then the broad way of this world.

• waistcoat: Pray do not put me in a strait waistcoat.

Modifying Another Word

• so: Or is it so strait that you perceive you can make no progress therein with such a load?

Noun used with modifier

• home: Now onto the home strait, our Reading experience ended with two of the most outstanding performances we'd witnessed all weekend.

Preposition: of

• water: The Dardanelles are the narrow straits of water giving access to the Sea of Marmara.