broad

• (a) having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
  • wide roads
  • a wide necktie
  • wide margins
  • three feet wide
  • a river two miles broad
  • broad shoulders
  • a broad river
  wide,
• (s) broad in scope or content
  • 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"- T.G.Winner
  • granted him wide powers
  across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide,
• (s) not detailed or specific
  • a broad rule
  • the broad outlines of the plan
  • felt an unspecific dread
  unspecific,
• (s) lacking subtlety; obvious
  • gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave
  unsubtle,
• (s) being at a peak or culminating point
  • broad daylight
  • full summer
  full,
• (s) very large in expanse or scope
  • a broad lawn
  • the wide plains
  • a spacious view
  • spacious skies
  spacious, wide,
• (s) (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
  • a broad southern accent
• (s) showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  • a broad political stance
  • generous and broad sympathies
  • a liberal newspaper
  • tolerant of his opponent's opinions
  large-minded, liberal, tolerant,

Nouns

• (n) slang term for a woman
  • a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch

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