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wide a. [
broad] having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
. wn #2
wide s. [
across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic] broad in scope or content; "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
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wide r. with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"
. wn #4
wide r. to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"
. wn #5
wide s. [
broad, spacious] very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
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