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Definition: Meaning of, broad in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / brɔːd /

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Positive Comparative Superlative
broad broader broadest
  1. wide a road, river, or part of someone's body etc that is broad is wide [↪  breadth]
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  2. including a lot including many different kinds of things or people [↪  breadth]
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  3. general concerning the main ideas or parts of something rather than all the details
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  4. large area covering a large area
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  5. way of speaking a broad ACCENT clearly shows where you come from [=  strong]
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  6. broad smile/grin a big smile
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  7. in broad daylight if something, especially a crime, happens in broad daylight, it happens in the daytime and in public
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  8. broad hint a HINT (= suggestion) that is very clear and easy to understand
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  9. a broad church British English an organization that contains a wide range of opinions
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  10. humour broad humour is rather rude or concerned with sex
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  11. broad in the beam informal having large or fat HIP s
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broad broads
[countable] [American English] [spoken] [not polite]
  1. an offensive word for a woman
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broad used in phrases

  • broad arrow (noun)
    1. an arrowhead mark identifying British government property
    2. a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing
  • broad bean (noun)
    1. British English a round pale green bean
  • broad beech fern (noun)
    1. beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-coloured stripes
  • broad buckler-fern (noun)
    1. european shield fern
  • broad gauge (noun)
    1. or its width a railway track broader than the standard 56.5 inches
  • broad hatchet (noun)
    1. a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead
  • broad interpretation (noun)
    1. particularly decisions of the Supreme Court an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions
  • broad jump (noun)
    1. the broad jump the LONG JUMP
  • broad leaved centaury (noun)
    1. a variety of centaury with broad leaves
  • broad leaved goldenrod (noun)
    1. a variety of goldenrod
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