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wide - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
wide
Definition
(adj) having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
Synonyms
:
broad
Example Sentence
wide roads
a wide necktie
wide margins
three feet wide
a river two miles broad
broad shoulders
a broad river
Definition
(adj) broad in scope or content
Synonyms
:
across-the-board
,
all-embracing
,
all-encompassing
,
all-inclusive
,
blanket
,
broad
,
encompassing
,
extensive
,
panoptic
Example Sentence
across-the-board pay increases
an all-embracing definition
blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
an invention with broad applications
a panoptic study of Soviet nationality
granted him wide powers
Definition
(adj) (used of eyes) fully open or extended
Synonyms
:
wide-eyed
Example Sentence
stared with wide eyes
Definition
(adj) very large in expanse or scope
Synonyms
:
broad
,
spacious
Example Sentence
a broad lawn
the wide plains
a spacious view
spacious skies
Definition
(adj) great in degree
Example Sentence
won by a wide margin
Definition
(adj) having ample fabric
Synonyms
:
full
,
wide-cut
Example Sentence
the current taste for wide trousers
a full skirt
Definition
(adj) not on target
Synonyms
:
wide of the mark
Example Sentence
the kick was wide
the arrow was wide of the mark
a claim that was wide of the truth
Definition
(adv) with or by a broad space
Example Sentence
stand with legs wide apart
ran wide around left end
Definition
(adv) to the fullest extent possible
Example Sentence
open your eyes wide
with the throttle wide open
Definition
(adv) far from the intended target
Synonyms
:
astray
Example Sentence
the arrow went wide of the mark
a bullet went astray and killed a bystander
Definition
(adv) to or over a great extent or range; far
Synonyms
:
widely
Example Sentence
wandered wide through many lands
he traveled widely
Word used in video below:
text: spread the legs as wide as I can
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