| broad | | |
| n. (person) | 1. broad | slang term for a woman.; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch" |
| ~ adult female, woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man).; "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| adj. | 2. broad, wide | 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" |
| ~ comprehensive | including all or everything.; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
| ~ thick | not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions.; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets" |
| ~ beamy | broad in the beam.; "a beamy cargo ship" |
| ~ bird's-eye, panoramic | as from an altitude or distance.; "a bird's-eye survey"; "a panoramic view" |
| ~ broad-brimmed | (of hats) having a broad brim. |
| ~ deep | extending relatively far inward.; "a deep border" |
| ~ fanlike | resembling a fan. |
| ~ sweeping | taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination.; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river" |
| ~ wide-screen | (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height. |
| adj. | 3. across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide | 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"; "granted him wide powers" |
| ~ comprehensive | including all or everything.; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
| adj. | 4. broad, unspecific | not detailed or specific.; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" |
| ~ general | applying to all or most members of a category or group.; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" |
| adj. | 5. broad, unsubtle | lacking subtlety; obvious.; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave" |
| ~ clear | readily apparent to the mind.; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" |
| adj. | 6. broad, full | being at a peak or culminating point.; "broad daylight"; "full summer" |
| ~ high | greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" |
| adj. | 7. broad, spacious, wide | very large in expanse or scope.; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" |
| ~ big, large | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
| adj. | 8. broad | (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional.; "a broad southern accent" |
| ~ noticeable | capable or worthy of being perceived.; "noticeable shadows under her eyes"; "noticeable for its vivid historical background"; "a noticeable lack of friendliness" |
| adj. | 9. broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant | showing or characterized by broad-mindedness.; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" |
| ~ broad-minded | inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own.; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed" |
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