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Broadwise — Broad wise , adv. Breadthwise. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
broadwise — adv. in the dimension of width; across … English contemporary dictionary
broadside — Synonyms and related words: antiaircraft barrage, aside, askance, askant, asquint, bank, barrage, beam, bombardment, border, box barrage, breadthwise, broad side foremost, broadside on, broadways, broadwise, burst, cannonade, cannonry, cheek,… … Moby Thesaurus
sideways — Synonyms and related words: across, across the grain, aside, askance, askant, aslant, aslope, asquint, at an angle, athwart, athwartships, breadthwise, broad side foremost, broadside, broadside on, broadways, broadwise, circuitously, contrariwise … Moby Thesaurus
through — Synonyms and related words: SOL, all bets off, all off, all over, all through, all up, around, at about, at an end, because of, breadthwise, broad side foremost, broadside, broadways, broadwise, by, by dint of, by means of, by use of, by virtue… … Moby Thesaurus
broadways — /ˈbrɔdweɪz/ (say brawdwayz) adverb (sometimes followed by on) breadthways; along or across the breadth; laterally. Also, especially US, broadwise /ˈbrɔdwaɪz/ (say brawdwuyz) …
breadthways — adverb in the direction of the breadth cut the cloth breadthwise • Syn: ↑breadthwise, ↑broadwise … Useful english dictionary
breadthwise — adverb in the direction of the breadth cut the cloth breadthwise • Syn: ↑breadthways, ↑broadwise … Useful english dictionary
broad — adj. & n. adj. 1 large in extent from one side to the other; wide. 2 (following a measurement) in breadth (2 metres broad). 3 spacious or extensive (broad acres; a broad plain). 4 full and clear (broad daylight). 5 explicit, unmistakable (broad… … Useful english dictionary
