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wide adj. 1 spacious, roomy, ample, extensive, broad: The road is
wide enough for two cars to pass. If the book is set in wider
type, it will have more pages. 2 broad, extensive,
comprehensive, encyclopedic or encyclopaedic, inclusive,
far-reaching, wide-ranging, widespread: He has wide interests,
from music to archaeology to sport. 3 extreme, considerable,
substantial, sizeable, major, big, large; widespread: There
have been wide fluctuations in market prices. 4 wide of the
mark. off the mark, astray, deviant, deviating, off (the)
target, not on target, inappropriate: Forecasts from analysts
were based on erroneous assumptions and proved to be very wide
of the mark.
--adv. 5 astray, afield, wide of the mark, off the mark, off
(the) target, to one side: He took careless aim and the shot
went wide. 6 all the way, as much as possible, fully,
completely, to the utmost: The dentist said, 'Open wide'. When
I heard the drill, I was suddenly wide awake.
widely adv. 1 extensively, thoroughly, universally, everywhere,
generally, by many: In the days when it was widely believed
that the earth was flat, perhaps it was. 2 to a large or a great
extent, greatly, largely, very much, extremely, considerably,
substantially: Opinions differ widely regarding the origin of
the universe.
widen v. distend, dilate, spread, stretch, enlarge, increase, expand;
extend, broaden, supplement, add to, augment: It will be
necessary to widen the opening to allow insertion of the device.
We are planning to widen the news coverage we provide our
readers.
width n. 1 breadth, wideness, compass, broadness, span; diameter,
calibre, bore; measure; Nautical beam: What is the standard
width of railway track in this country? The width of the
cannon-ball is three inches. 2 reach, scope, range, breadth,
extent, extensiveness: There is an impressive width of choice
at the restaurant.
wield v. 1 flourish, swing, brandish, wave, handle, use, employ: He
wields that machete as if he means business. 2 exercise, have,
employ, exert, use, utilize: Since Juan is the one who wields