wide
17 ENTRIES FOUND:
- wide (adjective)
- wide (adverb)
- wide–angle lens (noun)
- wide–eyed (adjective)
- wide–ranging (adjective)
- wide–screen (adjective)
- wide awake (adjective)
- wide boy (noun)
- wide receiver (noun)
- World Wide Web (noun)
- double–wide (noun)
- berth (noun)
- cast (verb)
- far (adverb)
- mark (noun)
- net (noun)
- spread (verb)
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Britannica Dictionary definition of WIDE
1
a
:
extending a great distance from one side to the other
:
not narrow
—
opposite narrow
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a wide [=broad] road
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the widest part of the river
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a wide smile
b
:
measured from side to side
:
having a specified width
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The desk is three feet wide.
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How wide is the doorway?
2
:
opened as far as possible
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Her eyes were wide with wonder.
3
:
not limited in range or amount
:
extensive
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We have a wide range of options.
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a job calling for wide experience
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The election received wide news coverage.
4
:
including or involving a large number of people or things
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The dishes are available in a wide assortment of colors. [=in many colors]
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The book appealed to a wide audience. [=many people liked the book]
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That car dealership has the widest [=largest] selection around.
5
:
extending throughout a specified area
— usually used in combination
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Police conducted a neighborhood-wide search for the suspect. [=police searched for the suspect throughout the neighborhood]
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There has been an industry-wide decrease in production.
6
:
away from a target
— used to describe something that does not hit what you were aiming at
— often + of
—
see also wide of the mark at 1mark
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His shot was wide and landed in the rough.
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The shot was wide of the goal. [=the shot missed the goal]
give (someone or something) a wide berth
— wideness
noun [noncount]-
the wideness of the beach
2
wide
/ˈwaɪd/
adverb
2
wide
/ˈwaɪd/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of WIDE
1
2
:
to the side of something by a large distance
— usually + of
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The shot landed wide.
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The arrow landed/went wide of the target. [=the arrow missed the target]
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He hit his shot wide of the green on the sixth hole.
3
:
to the fullest extent
:
as fully as possible
:
completely
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He opened his eyes/mouth wide.
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They spread the map out wide.
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wide open eyes
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His mouth was wide open.
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They like to hike through wide open spaces.
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It appears that the governor's race is still wide open. [=any of the candidates could win]
