broad

Words with a similar base: broad

'broad'

[broad.n.01] as in: slang term for a woman

Examples:
a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch

'broad'

[wide.a.01] as in: having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

Examples:
wide roads
a wide necktie
wide margins
three feet wide
a river two miles broad
broad shoulders
a broad river

'broad'

[across-the-board.s.01] as in: broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner

Examples:
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

'broad'

[broad.s.02] as in: not detailed or specific

Examples:
a broad rule
the broad outlines of the plan
felt an unspecific dread

'broad'

[broad.s.03] as in: lacking subtlety; obvious

Examples:
gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave

'broad'

[broad.s.04] as in: being at a peak or culminating point

Examples:
broad daylight
full summer

'broad'

[broad.s.05] as in: very large in expanse or scope

Examples:
a broad lawn
the wide plains
a spacious view
spacious skies

'broad'

[broad.s.06] as in: (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

Examples:
a broad southern accent

'broad'

[broad.s.07] as in: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

Examples:
a broad political stance
generous and broad sympathies
a liberal newspaper
tolerant of his opponent's opinions

Origins

					broad (English)
└── brood (Middle English (1100-1500))

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