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Broad

noun
/bɹɑd/
Word Frequency: 40.4

Definitions

1.nounA shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
2.nounA lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
3.nounA British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
4.adjectiveWide in extent or scope.
"the broad expanse of ocean"
5.adjectiveExtended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
6.adjectiveHaving a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
7.adjectiveComprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
8.adjectivePlain; evident.
"a broad hint"
9.adjective(writing) Unsubtle; obvious.
10.adjectiveFree; unrestrained; unconfined.
11.adjectiveGross; coarse; indelicate.
"a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour"
12.adjective(of an accent) Strongly regional.
13.adjective(Gaelic languages) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.

Synonyms

widespaciouscomprehensiveacross-the-boardall-embracingall-encompassingdeepfullstretchinghighlargegeneral

Antonyms

all-encompassingslenderskinnynarrowthin

Rhymes With

plodfacadecodbawdfraudsquadprodroughshod
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