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broad

  [brawd] adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun
Use broadest in a Sentence
–adjective
1. of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across.
2. measured from side to side: The desk was three feet broad.
3. of great extent; large: the broad expanse of ocean.
4. widely diffused; open; full: We awoke to broad daylight.
5. not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope: A modern doctor must have a broad knowledge of medicine.
6. liberal; tolerant: A broad interpretation of the law tempers justice with mercy.
7. main or general: the broad outlines of a subject.
8. plain or clear: Her remark was a broad hint of her feelings.
9. bold; plain-spoken.
10. indelicate; indecent: He smirked at the broad joke.
11. (of conversation) rough; countrified.
12. unconfined; free; unrestrained: It was a hilarious evening of broad mirth.
13. (of pronunciation) strongly dialectal: He wore kilts and had a broad Scots accent.
14. Phonetics. (of a transcription) using one basic symbol to represent each phoneme.
15. broad a, the a-sound [ah] when used in lieu of the more common a-sound [a] in such words as half, can't, and laugh.
–adverb
16. fully: He was broad awake.
–noun
17. the broad part of anything.
18. Slang.
a. Usually Offensive. a woman.
b. a promiscuous woman.
19. Often, broads. Movies, Television. an incandescent or fluorescent lamp used as a general source of light in a studio.
20. a gold coin of England and Scotland, issued by James I and Charles I and equal to 20 shillings. Compare carolus, jacobus.
—Idioms
21. broad on the beam, Nautical. bearing 90° to the heading of a vessel.
22. broad on the bow, Nautical. bearing 45° to the heading of a vessel.
23. broad on the quarter, Nautical. bearing 135° to the heading of a vessel.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME bro(o)d, OE brād; c. D breed, G breit, ON breithr, Goth braiths

Related forms:
broadish, adjective
broadly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See wide. 3. extensive, ample, vast. 5. liberal, open. 10. gross.

Antonyms:
1. narrow.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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broad   (brôd)   
adj.   broad·er, broad·est

  1. Wide in extent from side to side: a broad river; broad shoulders.

  2. Large in expanse; spacious: a broad lawn.

  3. Having a certain width from side to side: A sidewalk three feet broad.

  4. Full; open: broad daylight.

  5. Covering a wide scope; general: a broad rule.

  6. Liberal; tolerant: had broad views regarding social services. See Synonyms at broad-minded.

  7. Relating to or covering the main facts or the essential points.

  8. Plain and clear; obvious: gave us a broad hint to leave.

  9. Obsolete Outspoken.

  10. Vulgar; ribald: a broad joke.

  11. Strikingly regional or dialectal: a broad Southern accent.

  12. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue placed low and flat and with the oral cavity wide open, like the a in father.

n.  

  1. A wide flat part, as of one's hand.

  2. Often Offensive Slang A woman or girl.

adv.  Fully; completely.

[Middle English brod, from Old English brād.]
broad'ly adv., broad'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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