wide

Definitions

1. 1superlative

   Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry.

2. 2superlative

   Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference.

3. 3superlative

   Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding.

4. 4superlative

   Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide.

5. 5superlative

   Remote; distant; far.

6. 6superlative

   Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like.

7. 7superlative

   On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

8. 8superlative

   Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15.

9. 9adverb

   To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.

10. 10adverb

    So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

11. 11adverb

    So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.

12. 12noun

    That which is wide; wide space; width; extent.

13. 13noun

    That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.

14. 14adjective

    not on target

    "the kick was wide"

    "the arrow was wide of the mark"

15. 15adjective

    having ample fabric

    "the current taste for wide trousers"

    "a full skirt"

    Synonyms

    full
16. 16adjective

    broad in scope or content- T.G.Winner

    "across-the-board pay increases"

    "an all-embracing definition"

    Synonyms

    blanketbroadencompassingextensivepanoptic
17. 17adjective

    very large in expanse or scope

    "a broad lawn"

    "the wide plains"

    Synonyms

    broadspacious
18. 18adjective

    (used of eyes) fully open or extended

    "stared with wide eyes"

19. 19adjective

    having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

    "wide roads"

    "a wide necktie"

    Synonyms

    broad
20. 20adjective

    great in degree

    "won by a wide margin"

21. 21adverb

    to or over a great extent or range; far

    "wandered wide through many lands"

    "he traveled widely"

    Synonyms

    widely
22. 22adverb

    with or by a broad space

    "stand with legs wide apart"

    "ran wide around left end"

23. 23adverb

    far from the intended target

    "the arrow went wide of the mark"

    "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"

    Synonyms

    astray
24. 24adverb

    to the fullest extent possible

    "open your eyes wide"

    "with the throttle wide open"