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Broad

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Definitions for Broad

noun
slang term for a woman
Examples
  1. a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch
adjective
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
Synonyms
Examples
  1. wide roads
  2. a wide necktie
  3. wide margins
  4. three feet wide
  5. a river two miles broad
  6. broad shoulders
  7. a broad river
adjective
broad in scope or content
Synonyms
across-the-board all-embracing all-encompassing all-inclusive blanket(a) encompassing extensive panoptic wide
Examples
  1. across-the-board pay increases
  2. an all-embracing definition
  3. blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
  4. an invention with broad applications
  5. a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
  6. granted him wide powers
adjective
not detailed or specific
Synonyms
Examples
  1. a broad rule
  2. the broad outlines of the plan
  3. felt an unspecific dread
adjective
lacking subtlety
Synonyms
Examples
  1. obvious
  2. gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave
adjective
being at a peak or culminating point
Synonyms
broad(a) full(a)
Examples
  1. broad daylight
  2. full summer
adjective
very large in expanse or scope
Synonyms
Examples
  1. a broad lawn
  2. the wide plains
  3. a spacious view
  4. spacious skies
adjective
(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
Examples
  1. a broad southern accent
adjective
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
Synonyms
large-minded liberal tolerant
Examples
  1. a broad political stance
  2. generous and broad sympathies
  3. a liberal newspaper
  4. tolerant of his opponent's opinions

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