broad meaning
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[bɹɔːd] 
US WBroad
- Broad may refer to: People: A slang term for a woman, generally derogatory Broad (surname), a surname Places: Broad Peak, on the border between Pakistan and China, the 12th highest mountain on Earth The Broads, a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk
- NounPLbroads
- (dated) A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
- (US) A woman or girl.
- Who was that broad I saw you with?
- (Britain) A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
- (Britain, historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
- (dated) A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
- AdjectiveCOMbroaderSUPbroadest
- Wide in extent or scope.
- three feet broad
- the broad expanse of ocean
- Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
- Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained.
- Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
- Plain; evident.
- a broad hint
- Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
- (dated) Gross; coarse; indelicate.
- a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour
- (of an accent) Strongly regional.
- (Gaelic languages) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.
- Wide in extent or scope.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The two species differ, however, in the shape of the solenomerite, much broader and with a distal lamella in the new species, vs. with obviously narrower processes in Ommatoiulus bavayi.
- The idea was no sooner mooted, than we were reliably informed that we would have to play down considerably the Muslim component, sheltering behind a broader allochthone scout concept.
- It covers a broad sweep of the events, personalities, and forces that have shaped this vacationland.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Meaning of broad for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "broad" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
Definiteness: Level 8
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