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broad  (brôd)
adj. broad·er, broad·est
1. Wide in extent from side to side: a broad river; broad shoulders.
2. Large in expanse; spacious: a broad lawn.
3. Having a certain width from side to side: A sidewalk three feet broad.
4. Full; open: broad daylight.
5. Covering a wide scope; general: a broad rule.
6. Liberal; tolerant: had broad views regarding social services. See Synonyms at broad-minded.
7. Relating to or covering the main facts or the essential points.
8. Plain and clear; obvious: gave us a broad hint to leave.
9. Obsolete Outspoken.
10. Vulgar; ribald: a broad joke.
11. Strikingly regional or dialectal: a broad Southern accent.
12. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue placed low and flat and with the oral cavity wide open, like the a in father.
n.
1. A wide flat part, as of one's hand.
2. Often Offensive Slang A woman or girl.
adv.
Fully; completely.

[Middle English brod, from Old English brd.]

broadly adv.
broadness n.

broad
Adjective
1. having great breadth or width
2. of vast extent: broad plains
3. not detailed; general
4. clear and open: broad daylight
5. obvious: broad hints
6. tolerant: a broad view
7. extensive: broad support
8. vulgar or coarse
9. strongly marked: he spoke broad Australian English
Noun
1. Slang, chiefly US & Canad a woman
2. the Broads in East Anglia, a group of shallow lakes connected by a network of rivers [Old English brād]
broadly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.broad - slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Adj.1.broad - having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
2.broadbroad - broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
3.broad - not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
4.broadbroad - lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
5.broad - being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer"
high - greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"
6.broad - very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
7.broad - (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"
noticeable - capable or worthy of being perceived; "noticeable shadows under her eyes"; "noticeable for its vivid historical background"; "a noticeable lack of friendliness"
8.broadbroad - showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
broad-minded - inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"

broad
adjective 1. wide, large, ample, generous, expansive
adjective 2. large, huge, comfortable, vast, extensive, ample, spacious, expansive, roomy, voluminous, capacious, uncrowded, commodious, beamy (of a ship) sizable or sizeable << OPPOSITE narrow
adjective 5. general, loose, vague, approximate, indefinite, ill-defined, inexact, nonspecific, unspecific, undetailed
adjective 6. clear, open, full, plain
adjective 7. vulgar, blue, dirty, gross, crude, rude, naughty, coarse, indecent, improper, suggestive, risqué, boorish, uncouth, unrefined, ribald, indelicate, near the knuckle (informal) indecorous, unmannerly
Translations
Spanish broad [brɔːd] adjancho, amplio; [accent] → cerrado
n (US) (col) → tía;
in broad daylight → en pleno día;
the broad outlines → las líneas generales

French broad [brɔːd] adjlarge; [distinction] → général(e); [accent] → prononcé(e)
n (US) (inf) → nana f;
broad hint → allusion transparente;
in broad daylight → en plein jour;
the broad outlines → les grandes lignes

German broad [brɔːd] adjbreit;
(general) → allgemein;
(accent) → stark
n (US) (inf) → Frau f;
in broad daylight → am helllichten Tag;
broad hint → deutlicher Wink m

Italian broad [brɔːd] adjlargo/a; [distinction] → generale; [accent] → spiccato/a
n (US ) (col) → bellona;
broad hint → allusione f esplicita;
in broad daylight → in pieno giorno;
the broad outlines → le grandi linee

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It was a broad road, but not straight, for it wandered over hill and dale and picked out the easiest places to go.
The stave was still there, and on it Starkey had hung his hat, a deep tarpaulin, watertight, with a broad brim.
It was bounded by a low wooden fence, which screened it off from a broad, modern, new metaled road.
 
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