BROAD





Definition:

  1. [noun] slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"

  2. [adjective] 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"
    Synonyms: wide

  3. [adjective] 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 powers"
    Synonyms: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, panoptic, wide

  4. [adjective] not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
    Synonyms: unspecific

  5. [adjective] lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
    Synonyms: unsubtle

  6. [adjective] being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon"
    Synonyms: full

  7. [adjective] very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
    Synonyms: spacious, wide

  8. [adjective] (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"

  9. [adjective] showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
    Synonyms: large-minded, liberal, tolerant

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