wide

Words with a similar base: wide, wide-cut, wide-eyed, wide_of_the_mark, widely

'wide'

[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

'wide'

[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

'wide'

[wide-eyed.s.02] as in: (used of eyes) fully open or extended

Examples:
stared with wide eyes

'wide'

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

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

'wide'

[wide.a.05] as in: great in degree

Examples:
won by a wide margin

'wide'

[wide.s.04] as in: having ample fabric

Examples:
the current taste for wide trousers
a full skirt

'wide'

[wide.s.05] as in: not on target

Examples:
the kick was wide
the arrow was wide of the mark
a claim that was wide of the truth

'wide'

[wide.r.01] as in: with or by a broad space

Examples:
stand with legs wide apart
ran wide around left end

'wide'

[wide.r.02] as in: to the fullest extent possible

Examples:
open your eyes wide
with the throttle wide open

'wide'

[wide.r.03] as in: far from the intended target

Examples:
the arrow went wide of the mark
a bullet went astray and killed a bystander

'wide'

[wide.r.04] as in: to or over a great extent or range; far

Examples:
wandered wide through many lands
he traveled widely

Origins

					wide (English)
└── wid (Middle English (1100-1500))

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