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broad
1[ brawd ]
adjective
- of great breadth:
The river was too broad to swim across.
Antonyms:
- measured from side to side:
The desk was three feet broad.
- of great extent; large:
the broad expanse of ocean.
Synonyms: , ,
We awoke to broad daylight.
- not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope:
A modern doctor must have a broad knowledge of medicine.
Synonyms: , ,
A broad interpretation of the law tempers justice with mercy.
- main or general:
the broad outlines of a subject.
- plain or clear:
Her remark was a broad hint of her feelings.
He smirked at the broad joke.
Synonyms:
- (of conversation) rough; countrified.
- unconfined; unbridled; unrestrained;
It was a hilarious evening of broad mirth.
- (of pronunciation) strongly dialectal:
He wore kilts and had a broad Scots accent.
- Phonetics. (of a transcription) using one basic symbol to represent each phoneme.
- broad a, the a- sound [ah] when used in lieu of the more common a- sound [a] in such words as half, can't, and laugh.
adverb
- fully:
He was broad awake.
noun
- the broad part of anything.
- Slang.
- Usually Offensive. a term used to refer to a woman.
- a promiscuous woman.
- Often broads. Movies, Television. an incandescent or fluorescent lamp used as a general source of light in a studio.
Broad
2[ brawd ]
noun
- C(harlie) D(unbar), 1887–1971, English philosopher.
broad
/ ²ú°ùɔ˻å /
adjective
- having relatively great breadth or width
- of vast extent; spacious
a broad plain
- postpositive from one side to the other
four miles broad
- of great scope or potential
that invention had broad applications
- not detailed; general
broad plans
- clear and open; full (esp in the phrase broad daylight )
- obvious or plain
broad hints
- liberal; tolerant
a broad political stance
- widely spread; extensive
broad support
- outspoken or bold
a broad manner
- vulgar; coarse; indecent
a broad joke
- unrestrained; free
broad laughter
- (of a dialect or pronunciation) consisting of a large number of speech sounds characteristic of a particular geographical area
a broad Yorkshire accent
- finance denoting an assessment of liquidity as including notes and coin in circulation with the public, banks' till money and balances, most private-sector bank deposits, and sterling bank-deposit certificates Compare narrow
broad money
- phonetics
- of or relating to a type of pronunciation transcription in which symbols correspond approximately to phonemes without taking account of allophonic variations
- the long vowel in English words such as father , half , as represented in the received pronunciation of Southern British English
- as broad as it is longamounting to the same thing; without advantage either way
noun
- the broad part of something
- slang.
- a girl or woman
- a prostitute
- dialect.a river spreading over a lowland See also Broads
- dialect.a shallow lake
- a wood-turning tool used for shaping the insides and bottoms of cylinders
adverb
- widely or fully
broad awake
Sensitive Note
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú°ù´Ç²¹»å±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ²ú°ù´Ç²¹»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú°ù´Ç²¹»å·¾±²õ³ó adjective
- ²ú°ù´Ç²¹»å·±ô²â adverb
- ´Ç·±¹±ð°ù·²ú°ù´Ç²¹»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of broad1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of broad1
Idioms and Phrases
- broad on the beam, Nautical. bearing 90° to the heading of a vessel.
- broad on the bow, Nautical. bearing 45° to the heading of a vessel.
- broad on the quarter, Nautical. bearing 135° to the heading of a vessel.
More idioms and phrases containing broad
- can't hit the broad side of a barn
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
While the company is known for faith-focused content, executives say its appeal is broader.
This attack happened in broad daylight yesterday, there was a food market going on in the town centre so there were lots of people around.
They say police have "broad powers to deal with offences where unnecessary suffering and injury is inflicted on wildlife, including cases involving the misuse of catapults".
Milstein on Thursday said a team of marine experts removed booms near the entrance of the harbor to provide a broader opening for the whale.
The agency has a broad portfolio of activities, including gathering data and monitoring oceans, the atmosphere, fisheries, and marine life.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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