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Wide

adjective

(compar. wider; superl. widest)

1.

Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other. Synonym: broad. "A wide necktie" , "Wide margins" , "Three feet wide" , "A river two miles broad" , "Broad shoulders" , "A broad river" Antonym: narrow.

2.

Broad in scope or content. Synonyms: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic. "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"

3.

(used of eyes) fully open or extended. Synonym: wide-eyed.

4.

Very large in expanse or scope. Synonyms: broad, spacious. "The wide plains" , "A spacious view" , "Spacious skies"

5.

Great in degree. Antonym: narrow.

6.

Having ample fabric. Synonyms: full, wide-cut. "A full skirt"

7.

Not on target. Synonym: wide of the mark. "The arrow was wide of the mark" , "A claim that was wide of the truth"

adverb

1.

With or by a broad space. "Ran wide around left end"

2.

To the fullest extent possible. "With the throttle wide open"

3.

Far from the intended target. Synonym: astray. "A bullet went astray and killed a bystander"

4.

To or over a great extent or range; far. Synonym: widely. "He traveled widely"

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"Wide" Quotes from Famous Books

... pretty maid, with wide, horrified eyes and a pale green complexion came hustling around the corner. R. Schmidt, albeit a prince, received ...

— The Prince of Graustark • George Barr McCutcheon

... with his feet wide-apart, and with his back to the window. His hands were thrust deep into his trousers-pockets. He looked the athlete in every line of his muscular limbs and body, and the frankness and openness of his expression ...

— The Last Woman • Ross Beeckman

... and in a moment the pair came to a standstill. Roger's left fist was still held helpless in Garman's grip while with his right he fended away the Plunderer's hand at his throat. Garman was not striking; his great left hand like a wide-open claw came forward seeking a throttling grip, while the wild light in his eyes and the ghastly smile on his face showed how sure he was ...

— The Plunderer • Henry Oyen

... word, for in that palace everyone obeyed the Prince at once, and nobody troubled him but the ugly little dwarf, Satiety. As he went away, however, the groom said to himself with a sigh: 'It is a sad thing to be in the wide world all alone. My Prince does not know what it is. But let him try; it may be ...

— Forgotten Tales of Long Ago • E. V. Lucas

... roar is subdued. It often happens that when two strange male lions meet at a fountain, a terrific combat ensues, which not unfrequently ends in the death of one of them. The habits of the lion are strictly nocturnal; during the day he lies concealed beneath the shade of some low, bushy tree or wide-spreading bush, either in the level forest or on the mountain side. He is also partial to lofty reeds, or fields of long, rank, yellow grass, such as occur in low-lying vleys. From these haunts he sallies ...

— Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 • Various

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