wide

wide
wide [wīd]
adj.
wider, widest [ME < OE wid, akin to Ger weit < IE * wi-itos, lit., gone apart (< bases * wi-, apart + * ei-, to go) > L vitare, lit., to go away from, avoid]
1. extending over a large area; esp., extending over a larger area from side to side than is usual or normal [a wide bed]
2. of a specified extent from side to side [three miles wide]
3. of great extent, range, or inclusiveness [a wide variety, wide reading]
4. roomy; ample; loose; full [wide pants]
5. open or extended to full width [eyes wide with fear]
6. landing, striking, or ending far from the point, issue, etc. aimed at: usually with of [wide of the target ]
☆ 7. having a relatively low proportion of protein: said of livestock feed
8. Phonet. LAX (adj. 5)
adv.
wider, widest
1. over a relatively large area; widely [to travel far and wide]
2. to a large or full extent; fully [with the door wide open]
3. so as to miss the point, issue, etc. aimed at; astray [shots that went wide]
n.
1. Rare a wide area
2. Cricket a ball bowled out of the batsman's reach, counted as a run for the batting team
SYN.- BROAD
widely
adv.
wideness
n.

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  • Wide — (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} ( [ e]r); superl. {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[=i]d; akin to OFries. & OS. w[=i]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[=i]t, Icel. v[=i][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having considerable distance or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Wide — Wide, n. 1. That which is wide; wide space; width; extent. The waste wide of that abyss. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • WIDE-LP — (99.1 FM), known on air as Soul Wide or City Wide , is a non profit low power FM radio station in Madison, Wisconsin. External links*FMQ|WIDE LP *LPL|WIDE *FMARB|WIDE …   Wikipedia

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  • Wide — Wide, adv. [As. w[imac]de.] 1. To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide. [1913 Webster] [I] went wyde in this world, wonders to hear. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. So as to leave or have a great… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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