Definitions for broad

Definitions for (noun) broad

Main entry: broad

Definition: slang term for a woman

Usage: a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch


Definitions for (adj) broad

Main entry: broad, liberal, large-minded, tolerant

Definition: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

Usage: a broad political stance; generous and broad sympathies; a liberal newspaper; tolerant of his opponent's opinions


Main entry: broad, unsubtle

Definition: lacking subtlety; obvious

Usage: gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave


Main entry: broad, blanket, extensive, encompassing, panoptic, wide, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, across-the-board

Definition: broad in scope or content

Usage: 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


Main entry: unspecific, broad

Definition: not detailed or specific

Usage: a broad rule; the broad outlines of the plan; felt an unspecific dread


Main entry: full, broad

Definition: being at a peak or culminating point

Usage: broad daylight; full summer


Main entry: broad

Definition: (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

Usage: a broad southern accent


Main entry: broad, spacious, wide

Definition: very large in expanse or scope

Usage: a broad lawn; the wide plains; a spacious view; spacious skies


Main entry: broad, wide

Definition: having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

Usage: wide roads; a wide necktie; wide margins; three feet wide; a river two miles broad; broad shoulders; a broad river


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