wide - broad

wide - broad
Something that is wide or broad measures a large distance from one side to the other. You can say that something such as a street or river is wide or broad. Wide is more common in conversation.

There were no shops on this wide street.

The streets of this town are broad.

In front of them was a long, wide river.

He thought of the prisoners peering out at the broad river.

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When you are talking about objects, you usually say that they are wide, rather than `broad'.

...a wide bed.

Six men came stumbling out through a wide doorway.

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When you are talking about people's physical characteristics, you usually use broad, rather than `wide'.

He was tall, with broad shoulders.

...a broad, hefty Irish nurse.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • broad — adj Broad, wide, deep are comparable chiefly when they refer to horizontal extent. Broad and wide apply to surfaces or areas as measured from side to side {a picture two feet wide} and deep (see also DEEP) to those as measured from front to back… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wide´ness — wide «wyd», adjective, wid|er, wid|est, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. filling more space from side to side than the usual thing of the same sort; not narrow; broad: »a wide street, a wide hall …   Useful english dictionary

  • wide — *broad, deep Analogous words: *spacious, capacious, ample: extended or extensive (see corresponding verb at EXTEND) Antonyms: strait Contrasted words: limited, restricted, confined (see LIMIT vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wide — 1 /waId/ adjective 1 DISTANCE a) measuring a large distance from one side to the other: a hat with a wide brim opposite narrow 1 (1) b) five metres/two miles etc wide measuring five metres etc from one side to the other: The door s three feet… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • wide — wideness, n. /wuyd/, adj., wider, widest, adv., n. adj. 1. having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard. 2. having a certain or specified extent from side to side: three feet wide. 3. of great horizontal extent;… …   Universalium

  • wide-screen — adjective (motion pictures) projected on a screen with much greater width than height (Freq. 1) • Similar to: ↑wide, ↑broad * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : of or relating to a projected picture whose aspect ratio is substantially greater than 1.33:1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • broad-brimmed — adjective (of hats) having a broad brim • Similar to: ↑wide, ↑broad * * * broad brimmed «BRD BRIHMD», adjective. having a broad brim …   Useful english dictionary

  • broad — [brôd] adj. [ME brod < OE brad; akin to Ger breit] 1. of large extent from side to side; wide 2. having great extent or expanse; spacious [broad prairies] 3. extending all about; clear; open; full [broad daylight] 4. easy to understand; not… …   English World dictionary

  • broad´ness — broad «brd», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. large across; wide: »Many cars can go on that broad new highway. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wide. (Cf. ↑wide) 2. having wide range; …   Useful english dictionary

  • broad´ly — broad «brd», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. large across; wide: »Many cars can go on that broad new highway. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wide. (Cf. ↑wide) 2. having wide range; …   Useful english dictionary

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