1. straits

noun. ['ˈstreɪts'] a difficult juncture.

Rhymes with Dire Straits

• demodulates
• translates
• procreates
• desecrates
• conjugates
• recreates
• postdates
• interstate's
• delegates'
• conflates
• restates
• predates
• overrates
• misstates
• inflates
• dictates
• annotates
• updates
• straights
• sedates
• relates
• negates
• narrates
• lecates
• kuwait's
• estates
• estate's
• equates
• debates
• debate's

Sentences with dire-straits

1. Noun Phrase
Nations in the most dire straits seek emergency loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

2. Noun Phrase
* An untrue suggestion that the plaintiff is in dire straits financially.

3. Noun Phrase
Human service management agencies commonly work with clients in dire straits.

2. straits

noun. ['ˈstreɪts'] a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs.

3. dire

adjective. ['ˈdaɪr, ˈdaɪɝ'] causing fear or dread or terror.

4. dire

adjective. ['ˈdaɪr, ˈdaɪɝ'] fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless.