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Wide

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Adjective

1. broad, wide

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

Example Sentences:
'wide roads'
'a wide necktie'
'wide margins'
'three feet wide'
'a river two miles broad'
'broad shoulders'
'a broad river'

2. across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide

broad in scope or content

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. wide, wide-eyed

(used of eyes) fully open or extended

Example Sentences:
'stared with wide eyes'

4. broad, spacious, wide

very large in expanse or scope

Example Sentences:
'a broad lawn'
'the wide plains'
'a spacious view'
'spacious skies'

5. wide

great in degree

Example Sentences:
'won by a wide margin'

6. full, wide, wide-cut

having ample fabric

Example Sentences:
'the current taste for wide trousers'
'a full skirt'

7. wide, wide of the mark

not on target

Example Sentences:
'the kick was wide'
'the arrow was wide of the mark'
'a claim that was wide of the truth'

Adverb

8. wide

with or by a broad space

Example Sentences:
'stand with legs wide apart'
'ran wide around left end'

9. wide

to the fullest extent possible

Example Sentences:
'open your eyes wide'
'with the throttle wide open'

10. astray, wide

far from the intended target

Example Sentences:
'the arrow went wide of the mark'
'a bullet went astray and killed a bystander'

11. wide, widely

to or over a great extent or range; far

Example Sentences:
'wandered wide through many lands'
'he traveled widely'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Wide

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adjective
1. 
having a great extent from side to side
2. 
of vast size or scope; spacious or extensive
3. 
a. (postpositive)
having a specified extent, esp from side to side
two yards wide
b. (in combination)
covering or extending throughout
nationwide
4. 
distant or remote from the desired point, mark, etc
your guess is wide of the mark
5. 
(of eyes) opened fully
6. 
loose, full, or roomy
wide trousers
7. 
exhibiting a considerable spread, as between certain limits
a wide variation
8. phonetics another word for lax1 (sense 4), open (sense 34)
adverb
9. 
over an extensive area
to travel far and wide
10. 
to the full extent
he opened the door wide
11. 
far from the desired point, mark, etc
noun
12. 
(in cricket) a bowled ball that is outside the batsman's reach and scores a run for the batting side
13. archaic or poetic
a wide space or extent
14.  to the wide

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Wide

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈwider or ˈwidest
1. 
extending over a large area; esp., extending over a larger area from side to side than is usual or normal
a wide bed
2. 
of a specified extent from side to side
three miles wide
3. 
of great extent, range, or inclusiveness
a wide variety, wide reading
4. 
roomy; ample; loose; full
wide pants
5. 
open or extended to full width
eyes wide with fear
6. 
landing, striking, or ending far from the point, issue, etc. aimed at
usually with of
wide of the target
7.  US
having a relatively low proportion of protein
said of livestock feed
8.  Phonetics
lax (sense 5)
adverbWord forms: ˈwider or ˈwidest
9. 
over a relatively large area; widely
to travel far and wide
10. 
to a large or full extent; fully
with the door wide open
11. 
so as to miss the point, issue, etc. aimed at; astray
shots that went wide
noun
12.  Rare
a wide area
13.  Cricket
a ball bowled out of the batsman's reach, counted as a run for the batting team

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Wide

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suff.
Extending or effective throughout a specified area or region: statewide.
adj. wid·er, wid·est
1.
a. Having a specified extent from side to side: a ribbon two inches wide.
b. Extending over a great distance from side to side; broad: a wide road; a wide necktie.
2. Having great extent or range; including much or many: a wide selection; granting wide powers; wide variations.
3. Fully open or extended: look with wide eyes.
4.
a. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal: a shot that was wide of the target.
b. Baseball Outside.
c. Sports Being toward or near one of the side boundaries of a playing area, such as a sideline on a football field.
5. Deviating or straying from something expected or specified: a remark that was wide of the truth.
6. Linguistics Lax.
adv. wider, widest
1. Over a great distance; extensively: traveled far and wide.
2. To the full extent; completely.
3. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal.
4. Sports Toward or near one of the sides of a playing area: ran wide to catch a pass.
n.
Sports
A ball bowled outside of the batsman's reach, counting as a run for the batting team in cricket.

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