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List of meaning for broad

wide in extent or scope

broad(adj)

slang term for a woman

"a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"

wide, broad(adj)

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"

across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide(adj)

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"

broad, unspecific(adj)

not detailed or specific

"a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"

broad, unsubtle(adj)

lacking subtlety; obvious

"gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"

broad(a), full(a)(adj)

being at a peak or culminating point

"broad daylight"; "full summer"

broad, spacious, wide(adj)

very large in expanse or scope

"a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"

broad(adj)

(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

"a broad southern accent"

broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant(adj)

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

"a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"

having a greater than usual measure across

an unusually broad expanse of water in the island-dotted lake

having considerable extent

her broad knowledge of American politics makes her a much-sought-after guest on talk shows

not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation

gave them a broad hint that it was time to leave

relating to the main elements and not to specific details

a broad overview of the topic

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