dɪʃ
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having a great extent from side to side |
| 2. | of vast size or scope; spacious or extensive |
| 3. | a. (postpositive) having a specified extent, esp from side to side: two yards wide |
| b. (in combination) covering or extending throughout: nationwide | |
| 4. | distant or remote from the desired point, mark, etc: your guess is wide of the mark |
| 5. | (of eyes) opened fully |
| 6. | loose, full, or roomy: wide trousers |
| 7. | exhibiting a considerable spread, as between certain limits: a wide variation |
| 8. | phonetics lax another word for open |
| —adv | |
| 9. | over an extensive area: to travel far and wide |
| 10. | to the full extent: he opened the door wide |
| 11. | far from the desired point, mark, etc |
| —n | |
| 12. | (in cricket) a bowled ball that is outside the batsman's reach and scores a run for the batting side |
| 13. | archaic, poetic or a wide space or extent |
| 14. | to the wide completely |
| [Old English wīd; related to Old Norse vīthr, Old High German wīt] | |
| 'widely | |
| —adv | |
| 'wideness | |
| —n | |
| 'widish | |
| —adj | |
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Widish
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