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dire straights

dire straights is the misspelling of dire straits.

Meaning of dire straits

Noun

dire straits pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) A difficult position or situation.
    • After being shipwrecked on the island, we were in dire straits.

Questions about dire straights

What is dire straights the misspelling of?
Dire straights is the misspelling of dire straits.

Words near dire straights in the dictionary

  1. Dircks
  2. Dirckses
  3. dirdum
  4. dire
  5. Dire Dawa
  6. dire straights
  7. dire straits
  8. dire wolf
  9. dire wolves
  10. direcshun
  11. direcshuns

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