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Adjective: wide (wider,widest) wId- Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
"wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide" - broad - Broad in scope or content
"granted him wide powers" - across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic - (used of eyes) fully open or extended
"stared with wide eyes" - wide-eyed - Very large in expanse or scope
"the wide plains" - broad, spacious - Great in degree
"won by a wide margin" - Having ample fabric
"the current taste for wide trousers" - wide-cut, full - Not on target
"the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth" - wide of the mark Adverb: wide wId- With or by a broad space
"stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end" - To the fullest extent possible
"open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open" - Far from the intended target
"the arrow went wide of the mark" - astray - To or over a great extent or range; far
"wandered wide through many lands" - widely Noun: wide wId- (cricket) a ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable
Derived forms: wider, wides, widest See also: ample, beamy, big, bird's-eye, breadth, broad-brimmed, comfortable, comprehensive, deep, fanlike, inaccurate, large, open, opened, panoramic, sweeping, thick, wideness, wide-screen, width Antonym: narrow Encyclopedia: Wide |