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Wide

/wɑed/

Wide is an adjective, adverb and noun with 5 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Having a large physical extent from side to side.
    “We walked down a wide corridor.”
  2. Operating at the side of the playing area.
    “That team needs a decent wide player.”
adverb
  1. Extensively
    “He travelled far and wide.”
  2. Away from a given goal
    “A few shots were fired but they all went wide.”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Antonyms narrow skinny thin

Origin

From Middle English wid.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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