Wide

/waɪd/ · adjective

Meaning

Having a large physical extent from side to side..

Definitions by Sense

1. Having a large physical extent from side to side.
2. Large in scope.
3. (slang, derogatory, humorous) Overweight, obese.
4. (sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.
5. On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
6. (phonetics, dated) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
7. (Scotland, Northern England, now rare) Vast, great in extent, extensive.
8. (obsolete) Located some distance away; distant, far.

Example Sentences

We walked down a wide corridor.

Over a wider region either side of the path of totality, a partial eclipse is seen.

Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, and now stands at its widest margin since April, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

The inquiry had a wide remit.

The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.

Three-way girls offered the widest array of services. One twenty-two-year-old prostitute declared to an undercover vice investigator in New York City, "I am a three-way girl."

Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others.

That team needs a decent wide player.

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Word Forms

• wider
• more wide
• widest
• most wide
• wides

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