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   wide

   /wʌɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. of great or more than average width: "a wide road" Similar broadextensivespaciousopenvastspread outoutspreadbaggyloosecapaciousroomyamplefullgenerousgenerously cutcommodiousvoluminousoversizeslacksloppyshapelesssacklikeill-fittingballooningbillowingfloppyOpposite narrowtight
   • ▪ (after a measurement and in questions) from side to side: "it measures 15 cm long by 12 cm wide"
   • ▪ open to the full extent: "his eyes were wide with fear" Similar fully opengapingagapewide openyawningOpposite closed
   • ▪ considerable: "tax revenues have undershot Treasury projections by a wide margin"
   • 2. including a great variety of people or things: "a wide range of opinion" Similar comprehensiveamplebroadextensivelargelarge-scalevastimmensefar-rangingwide-rangingexpansivesweepingencyclopedicexhaustivegeneralall-inclusiveall-embracinguniversalcatholiccompendiouscross-disciplinaryinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinaryOpposite restrictedlimited
   • ▪ spread among a large number of people or over a large area: "the government's desire for wider share ownership"
   • ▪ considering or dealing with the more general aspects of a situation, issue, etc.: "the wider implications of the dispute"
   • ▪ extending over the whole of: "an industry-wide trend"
   • 3. at a considerable or specified distance from an intended point or target: "the ball was wide of the leg stump" Similar off targetoff the markwide of the mark/targetinaccurateoff courseastraynowhere nearoutinformal:off beamOpposite on targetaccurate
   • ▪ (especially in soccer) at or near the side of the field: "he played in a wide left position"

   adverb

   • 1. to the full extent: "his eyes opened wide" Similar fullyto the fullest/furthest extentas far/much as possibleall the waycompletelyOpposite partly
   • 2. far from a particular or intended point or target: "his final touchline conversion drifted wide" Similar off targetwide of the mark/targetoff courseinaccuratelyastrayinformal:off beamOpposite accurately
   • ▪ (especially in football) at or near the side of the field: "he will play wide on the right"

   noun

   • 1. a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batter to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.

   Word Origin Old Englishwīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wideness noun
   • 2. widish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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