wide, adj.
freq. cnt. 62
freq. cnt. 62
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 59 freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 14
broad wide
sample sentences
"wide roads""a wide necktie"
"wide margins"
"three feet wide"
"a river two miles broad"
"broad shoulders"
"a broad river"
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also see
attribute
similar to
broad in scope or content
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3
across-the-board all-embracing all-encompassing all-inclusive blanket broad encompassing extensive panoptic wide
sample sentences
"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"
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similar to
(used of eyes) fully open or extended
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
wide wide-eyed
very large in expanse or scope
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
broad spacious wide
sample sentences
"a broad lawn""the wide plains"
"a spacious view"
"spacious skies"
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
not on target
<adj.all>
wide wide of the mark
sample sentences
"the kick was wide""the arrow was wide of the mark"
"a claim that was wide of the truth"
semantic pointers
similar to
having ample fabric
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
full wide wide-cut
sample sentences
"the current taste for wide trousers""a full skirt"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
great in degree
<adj.all>
wide
sample sentences
"won by a wide margin"
semantic pointers
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