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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BROAD, a. brawd. [L. gradior; a root of extensive use.]
1. Wide; extended in breadth, or from side to side, as distinguished from long, or extended from end to end. It is opposed to narrow; as a broad street; a broad table.
2. Wide; extensive; vast; as the broad expanse of ocean.
3. Large; as a broad mixture of falsehood.
4. Open; clear; not covered,confined or concealed; as in broad sunshine.
5. Gross; coarse; as broad mirth; broad nonsense.
6. Plain; tending to obscenity; as a broad comment.
7. Bold; not delicate; not reserved; as broad words.
8. Comprehensive.
It may be urged that the words in the constitution are broad enough to include the case.
Broad as long, equal upon the whole.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
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" [syn: wide, broad] [ant: narrow]
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" [syn: across-the- board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide]
3: not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" [syn: broad, unspecific]
4: lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave" [syn: broad, unsubtle]
5: being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer" [syn: broad, full]
6: very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" [syn: broad, spacious, wide]
7: (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"
8: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" [syn: broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant] n
1: slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"

Merriam Webster's

geographical name 1. river 220 miles (354 kilometers) North Carolina & South Carolina — see Saluda 2. river 70 miles (113 kilometers) S South Carolina flowing into the Atlantic

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English brood, from Old English br?d; akin to Old High German breit broad Date: before 12th century 1. a. having ample extent from side to side or between limits <broad shoulders> b. having a specified extension from side to side <made the path 10 feet broad> 2. extending far and wide ; spacious <the broad plains> 3. a. open, full <broad daylight> b. plain, obvious <a broad hint> 4. dialectal especially in pronunciation 5. marked by lack of restraint, delicacy, or subtlety: a. obsolete outspoken b. coarse, risque <broad humor> 6. of a vowel open — used specifically of a pronounced as in father 7. a. liberal, tolerant <broad views> b. widely applicable or applied ; general <a broad rule> 8. relating to the main or essential points <broad outlines> • broadly adverb • broadness noun Synonyms: broad, wide, deep mean having horizontal extent. broad and wide apply to a surface measured or viewed from side to side <a broad avenue>. wide is more common when units of measurement are mentioned <rugs eight feet wide> or applied to unfilled space between limits <a wide doorway>. broad is preferred when full horizontal extent is considered <broad shoulders>. deep may indicate horizontal extent away from the observer or from a front or peripheral point <a deep cupboard> <deep woods>. II. adverb Date: before 12th century in a broad manner ; fully <broad awake> III. noun Date: 1659 1. British an expansion of a river — often used in plural 2. often offensive woman

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 large in extent from one side to the other; wide. 2 (following a measurement) in breadth (2 metres broad). 3 spacious or extensive (broad acres; a broad plain). 4 full and clear (broad daylight). 5 explicit, unmistakable (broad hint). 6 general; not taking account of detail (broad intentions; a broad inquiry; in the broadest sense of the word). 7 chief or principal (the broad facts). 8 tolerant, liberal (take a broad view). 9 somewhat coarse (broad humour). 10 (of speech) markedly regional (broad Scots). --n. 1 the broad part of something (broad of the back). 2 US sl. a young woman. 3 (the Broads) large areas of fresh water in E. Anglia, formed where rivers widen. Phrases and idioms: broad arrow see ARROW. broad bean 1 a kind of bean, Vicia faba, with pods containing large edible flat seeds. 2 one of these seeds. Broad Church a group within the Anglican Church favouring a liberal interpretation of doctrine. broad gauge a railway track with a gauge wider than the standard one. broad-leaved (of a tree) deciduous and hard-timbered. broad pennant a short swallow-tailed pennant distinguishing the commodore's ship in a squadron. broad spectrum (of a medicinal substance) effective against a large variety of micro-organisms. Derivatives: broadness n. broadways adv. broadwise adv. Etymology: OE brad f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Broad Broad, a. [Compar. Broader; superl. Broadest.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br[=a]d; akin to OS. br[=e]d, 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.'' --Bp. 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. --Locke. Note: Hence: 5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged. The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case. --D. Daggett. In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. --E. Everett. 6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint. 7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined. As broad and general as the casing air. --Shak. 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. As broad as long, having the length equal to the breadth; hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes. It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others, or bring others down to them. --L'Estrange. Broad pennant. See under Pennant. Syn: Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy; extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Broad Broad, n. 1. The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar. 2. The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen. [Local, Eng.] --Southey. 3. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders. --Knight.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(broader, broadest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that is broad is wide. His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow... The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river. ...a broad expanse of green lawn. ? narrow ADJ 2. A broad smile is one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused. He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile. ADJ: usu ADJ n • broadly Charles grinned broadly. ADV 3. You use broad to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people. A broad range of issues was discussed. ...a broad coalition of workers, peasants, students and middle class professionals. = wide ? narrow ADJ: usu ADJ n • broadly This gives children a more broadly based education. ADV: ADV with v 4. You use broad to describe a word or meaning which covers or refers to a wide range of different things. The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word 'science'. ...restructuring in the broad sense of the word. = general ? narrow ADJ: usu ADJ n • broadly We define education very broadly and students can study any aspect of its consequences for society. ADV: ADV with v 5. You use broad to describe a feeling or opinion that is shared by many people, or by people of many different kinds. The agreement won broad support in the US Congress. ...a film with broad appeal. = widespread ? limited ADJ: ADJ n • broadly The new law has been broadly welcomed by road safety organisations. ADV: ADV with v 6. A broad description or idea is general rather than detailed. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development... In broad terms, this means that the closer you live to a school, the more likely it is that your child will get a place there. = general ADJ: usu ADJ n • broadly There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done... Broadly, it makes connections between ideas about healing and how they link to plants. ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group 7. A broad hint is a very obvious hint. They've been giving broad hints about what to expect. ? subtle ADJ: ADJ n • broadly He hinted broadly that he would like to come. ADV 8. A broad accent is strong and noticeable. ...a Briton who spoke in a broad Yorkshire accent. ADJ 9. see also broadly 10. in broad daylight: see daylight

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

brod (rochabh, "width"; rechobh, "a broadway," "street," "court"; eurchoros, "spacious"): Occurs frequently as a term of dimension (Ex 27:1; 1Ki 6:6; Eze 40:6,43 the Revised Version (British and American), "handbreadth long") and as indicative of strength (Ne 3:8; Jer 51:58). The centers of communal life are called the "broad places," often rendered "streets" (Jer 5:1; So 3:2; Na 2:4). A court before the temple: "the broad place on the east" (the King James Version "the east street," 2Ch 29:4); "broad plates" (Nu 16:38,39, the Revised Version (British and American) "beaten").

Figurative: Relief from distress: "Yea, he would have allured thee out of (Hebrew "the mouth of") distress into a broad place" (Job 36:16); the liberty of obedience or liberty within the law (Ps 119:96, "broad," "roomy," "at liberty"); the all-sufficiency of God for His people (Isa 33:21). Jerusalem could not boast of a river or navy--Yahweh's presence with and within her would more than supply these deficiencies; the road to destruction: "Broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction" (Mt 7:13); the ostentatious piety of the Pharisees: "They make broad (platuno, "widen") their phylacteries" (Mt 23:5).

See CITY; GATE.

L. Kaiser

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Wide. 2. Large, ample, extensive, expanded, extended, vast, wide-reaching, spacious, capacious. 3. Liberal, uncontracted, large, large-minded, enlarged, hospitable, tolerant, free from narrowness. 4. Spread, diffused, open. 5. Gross, indelicate, vulgar, indecent, unrefined, coarse.

Moby Thesaurus

Jane, Jezebel, abstract, accented, aleatoric, aleatory, alveolar, amorphous, ample, amplitudinous, apical, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, approximate, articulated, artless, assimilated, babe, baby, back, bad woman, baggage, barytone, biddy, bilabial, bimbo, bird, bitch, bland, blobby, blue, bluff, blunt, blurred, blurry, bright, broad-based, broad-gauged, broad-minded, broad-shouldered, brusque, burlesque, cacuminal, candid, capacious, catholic, central, cerebral, chance, chancy, chaotic, checked, chick, chippy, clear, clitoromaniac, close, coarse, cocotte, collective, colleen, comic, comical, commodious, comprehensive, confused, consonant, consonantal, continuant, cookie, copious, cosmopolitan, cutie, dame, damoiselle, damsel, deep, demoiselle, dental, diffuse, direct, dirty, disordered, dissimilated, doll, dorsal, downright, drab, earthy, easy lay, easy woman, ecumenical, ecumenistic, emphatic, evident, expansive, explicit, extended, extending, extensive, far-embracing, far-extending, far-flung, far-flying, far-going, far-ranging, far-reaching, farcical, featureless, filly, filthy, flat, floozy, foggy, forthright, frail, frail sister, frank, frankhearted, free, free-speaking, free-spoken, free-tongued, front, full, fuzzy, gal, general, generalized, generic, generous, genuine, girl, girlie, glide, glossal, glottal, grisette, gross, gutter, guttural, hard, harridan, hazy, heart-to-heart, heavy, heifer, hen, high, hit-or-miss, hoyden, hussy, hysteromaniac, ill-defined, imprecise, improper, inaccurate, inchoate, inclusive, incoherent, indecent, indecisive, indefinable, indefinite, indelicate, indeterminable, indeterminate, indiscriminate, indistinct, inelegant, inexact, infinite, ingenuous, intonated, jade, jeune fille, jill, junior miss, labial, labiodental, labiovelar, large, large-scale, lascivious, lass, lassie, lateral, latitudinarian, lax, lewd, liberal, light, lingual, liquid, little missy, loose, loose woman, low, mademoiselle, maid, maiden, main, mid, minx, miss, missy, mock-heroic, monophthongal, muted, narrow, nasal, nasalized, nebulous, neutral, noninsular, nonspecific, number, nymphet, nympho, nymphomaniac, obscene, obscure, obvious, occlusive, off color, open, openhearted, orderless, outspoken, oxytone, palatal, palatalized, pharyngeal, pharyngealized, phonemic, phonetic, phonic, pickup, piece, pitch, pitched, plain, plain-spoken, pornographic, posttonic, pronounced, quean, random, rank, raw, retroflex, romp, roomy, rough, round, rounded, rude, schoolgirl, schoolmaid, schoolmiss, semivowel, shadowed forth, shadowy, shapeless, sincere, skirt, slapstick, slip, slut, soft, sonant, spacious, spacious of mind, spread out, spreading, stochastic, stopped, straight, straight-out, straightforward, stressed, strong, strumpet, subdeb, subdebutante, subteen, subteener, surd, sweeping, syllabic, tart, teenybopper, tense, thick, throaty, titillating, tolerant, tomato, tomboy, tonal, tonic, tragicomic, transparent, trollop, trull, twangy, unaccented, unbigoted, uncharacterized, unchecked, unclear, unconcealed, unconstrained, uncouth, undefined, undestined, undetermined, undifferentiated, undisguised, unequivocal, unfanatical, ungentlemanly, unguarded, unhidebound, unladylike, unparochial, unplain, unprovincial, unrefined, unreserved, unrestrained, unrounded, unshaded, unspecific, unspecified, unstressed, unsubtle, uteromaniac, vague, vast, veiled, velar, virgin, vocalic, vocoid, voiced, voiceless, voluminous, vowel, vowellike, vulgar, wanton, weak, wench, wholesale, whore, wide, wide-banked, wide-bottomed, wide-branched, wide-breasted, wide-brimmed, wide-eared, wide-extended, wide-extending, wide-faced, wide-framed, wide-hipped, wide-leaved, wide-lipped, wide-minded, wide-nosed, wide-petaled, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, wide-rimmed, wide-roving, wide-set, wide-spaced, wide-spanned, wide-streeted, wide-stretching, wide-tracked, wide-wayed, wide-winged, widespread, woman, young creature, young thing