Synonyms: sweeping
Definition: the act of cleaning with a broom
Similar words: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Definition: the act of making something clean
Usage: he gave his shoes a good cleaning
Definition: ignoring distinctions
Usage: sweeping generalizations; wholesale destruction
Similar words: indiscriminate
Definition: not marked by fine distinctions
Usage: indiscriminate reading habits; an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles
Synonyms: sweeping
Definition: taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
Usage: a sweeping glance; a wide-sweeping view of the river
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