strait vs situation

strait and situation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strait	Yes	Yes	No	No
situation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, situation is a hypernym of strait; that is, situation is a word with a broader meaning than strait:

strait (noun)	situation (noun)
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water	a job in an organization
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs	physical position in relation to the surroundings
	the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
	a condition or position in which you find yourself
	a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

strait (adjective)	situation (adjective)
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