wide
[ wahyd ]
/ waɪd /
adjective, wid·er, wid·est.
adverb
noun
Cricket.
a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
Archaic.
a wide space or expanse.
Origin of wide
before 900; Middle English; Old English
wīd; cognate with Dutch
wijd, German
weit, Old Norse
vīthr
SYNONYMS FOR wide
1
Wide,
broad refer to dimensions. They are often interchangeable, but
wide especially applies to things of which the length is much greater than the width:
a wide road, piece of ribbon.
Broad is more emphatic, and applies to things of considerable or great width, breadth, or extent, especially to surfaces extending laterally:
a broad valley.
3 boundless; comprehensive; ample.
OTHER WORDS FROM wide
Words nearby wide
widal test,
widder,
widdershins,
widdle,
widdy,
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wide area network,
wide awake,
wide boy,
wide open,
wide receiver
Definition for wide (2 of 2)
-wide
a combining form of wide, forming from nouns adjectives with the general sense “extending or applying throughout a given space,” as specified by the noun: communitywide; countrywide; worldwide.
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British Dictionary definitions for wide
wide
/ (waɪd) /
adjective
adverb
noun
Derived forms of wide
widely, adverb wideness, noun widish, adjectiveWord Origin for wide
Old English
wīd; related to Old Norse
vīthr, Old High German
wīt
Idioms and Phrases with wide
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