young woman, woman, girl (Slang)
wide; extensive
fully, totally, completely
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Broad Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Broad Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(superl.)
Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.
Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.
(superl.)
Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.
Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.
(superl.)
Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.
Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.
(superl.)
Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
(superl.)
Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.
Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.
(superl.)
Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean.
Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean.
(superl.)
Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
(superl.)
Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.
Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.
(superl.)
Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
(superl.)
Characterized by breadth. See Breadth.
Characterized by breadth. See Breadth.
(n.)
The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.
The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.
(n.)
The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.
The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.
(n.)
A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
broad
\broad\ (&?;), a. [compar. broader (&?;); superl. broadest.] [oe. brod, brad, as. brād; akin to os. brēd, d. breed, g. breit, icel. brei&?;r, sw. & dan. bred, goth. braids. cf. breadth.]
1. wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.
2. extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean.
3. extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. "broad and open day." porteus.
4. fig.: having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive. a broad mixture of falsehood.
note: hence:
5. comprehensive; liberal; enlarged. the words in the constitution are broad enough to include the case. daggett. in a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. everett.
6. plain; evident; as, a broad hint.
7. free; unrestrained; unconfined. as broad and general as the casing air.
8. (fine arts) characterized by breadth. see breadth.
9. cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.
10. strongly marked; as, a broad scotch accent.
note: broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered, broad-spreading, broad-winged.
broad
acres. see under acre.
broad
arrow, originally a pheon. see pheon, and broad arrow under arrow.
similar words(21)
broad-leaved
broad leaved goldenrod
broad bean
in a broad way
broad seal
broad-minded
broad-bean plant
broad church
as broad as long
broad-banded armadillo
broad gauge
broad pennant
broad-leafed
broad jump
broad acres
broad arrow
broad-horned
broad-brimmed
broad-leaved plantain
broad beech fern
broad-leaved everlasting pea
girl, chick, prostitute """Where's Mark?"" ""Over there, with the broads, as usual."""
girl, chick, prostitute
"Where's Mark?" "Over there, with the broads, as usual."
"Where's Mark?" "Over there, with the broads, as usual."
Beran = n. a little spit; a broad
Dirwen = n. a broad smile
Ffoll = n. a broad squab
Lled = n. breadth, or width, a. broad, wide; broader, ad. in the mean, in part, half, partly, almost
Lledanu = v. to make broad
Llediad = n. a making broad
Llydan = a. broad, wide, spacious
(derogatory and offensive) woman (from US slang; earlier meaning "prostitute", used by pimps in the sense of "meal-ticket", from "broad" - a ticket, from "broads" - playing cards)
1. a woman
2. a prostitute
2. a prostitute
Noun
1. slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
(hypernym) woman, adult female
Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) wide
(similar) beamy
(see-also) comprehensive
(attribute) width, breadth
2. 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"
(synonym) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), encompassing, panoptic, wide
(similar) comprehensive
3. not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
(synonym) unspecific
(similar) general
4. lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
(synonym) unsubtle
(similar) clear
5. being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon"
(synonym) broad(a), full(a)
(similar) high
6. very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
(synonym) spacious, wide
(similar) large, big
7. (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"
(similar) noticeable
8. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
(synonym) large-minded, liberal, tolerant
(similar) broad-minded
Broad Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Broad may refer to:
- Broad Group, a manufacturing company based in Changsha, global leader in producing absorption chillers
- Broad (British coin), English gold coin minted under the Commonwealth with a bust of Oliver Cromwell on the obverse
- Broad Future Education, a popular tutorial school in Vancouver and Shanghai
- Broad church, Latitudinarian churchmanship in the Church of England
- Broad Front - Progressive Encounter - New Majority, Uruguayan coalition of political parties and organizations
- Broad gauge, rail gauge greater than the standard gauge of 4' 8.5"
- Broad Institute a genomic research institute funded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad
- Broad pennant, swallow-tailed tapering flag flown from the masthead of a ship to indicate the presence of a commodore on board
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Broad Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
A rectangular open-faced light which is used for general fill or for cyc illumination. (Lighting)
