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English Idioms :: wide
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wide - See: FAR AND WIDE, GIVE A WIDE BERTH. |
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Traditional English :: wide
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wide - adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 a measuring much or more than other things of the same kind across or from side to side. b considerable; more than is needed (a wide margin).
2 (following a measurement) in width (a metre wide).
3 extending far; embracing much; of great extent (has a wide range; has wide experience; reached a wide public).
4 not tight or close or restricted; loose.
5 a free, liberal; unprejudiced (takes wide views). b not specialized; general.
6 open to the full extent (staring with wide eyes).
7 a (foll. by of) not within a reasonable distance of. b at a considerable distance from a point or mark.
8 Brit. sl. shrewd; skilled in sharp practice (wide boy).
9 (in comb.) extending over the whole of (nationwide). --adv. 1 widely.
2 to the full extent (wide awake).
3 far from the target etc. (is shooting wide). --n. 1 Cricket a ball judged to pass the wicket beyond the batsman's reach and so scoring a run.
2 (prec. by the) the wide world. give a wide berth to see BERTH . wide-angle (of a lens) having a short focal length and hence a field covering a wide angle. wide awake 1 fully awake.
2 colloq. wary, knowing. wide ball Cricket (sense 1 of n.). wide-eyed surprised or na ve. wide of the mark see MARK(1) ). wide open (often foll. by to) exposed or vulnerable (to attack etc.). wide-ranging covering an extensive range. the wide world all the world great as it is. wideness n. widish adj. [OE wid (adj.), wide (adv.) f. Gmc] |
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Related Words
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Most Often Usage
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wide area network
wide angle
wide angle lens
wide awake
wide calf boot
world wide web consortium
country wide home loan
country wide
country wide mortgage
creed with arms wide open lyric
creed with arms wide open
dixie chick wide open space
double wide trailer
double wide home
double wide mobile home
eclipse wide body kit
extra wide womens shoes
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