broader

Definition of broader in English English dictionary: comparative of broad
broad: wide in extent or scope
broad: having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad)
broad: A channel of water, specifically the bodies of water (not to be confused with the rivers) that make up Norfolk and Suffolk
broad: slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch" showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave" not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent" very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies
broad: {a} wide extended, open, plain, coarse
broad: Characterized by breadth
broad: You use broad to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people. A broad range of issues was discussed. a broad coalition of workers, peasants, students and middle class professionals. = wide narrow + broadly broad·ly This gives children a more broadly based education
broad: very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
broad: Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent
broad: A colloquial term for a woman or girl
broad: Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad
broad: lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
broad: A broad accent is strong and noticeable. a Briton who spoke in a broad Yorkshire accent. see also broadly
broad: Covers the subject very generally; not focused
broad: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
broad: 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"
broad: A prostitute, a woman of loose morals
broad: Rectangular lighting fixture with symentrical reflector, used in television to provide a somewhat focused soft-edged light as a specialized fill or wash light
broad: An open face softlight
broad: slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
broad: fully, totally, completely
broad: 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: A broad hint is a very obvious hint. They've been giving broad hints about what to expect. subtle + broadly broad·ly He hinted broadly that he would like to come
broad: Means a full-bodied, complex wine with plenty of subtleties
broad: {s} wide; extensive
broad: strongly regional
broad: The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen
broad: A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders
broad: Plain; evident; as, a broad hint
broad: Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor
broad: {i} young woman, woman, girl (Slang)
broad: very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies
broad: (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"
broad: You use broad to describe a feeling or opinion that is shared by many people, or by people of many different kinds. The agreement won broad support in the US Congress. a film with broad appeal. = widespread limited + broadly broad·ly The new law has been broadly welcomed by road safety organisations
broad: A broad description or idea is general rather than detailed. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development In broad terms, this means that the closer you live to a school, the more likely it is that your child will get a place there. = general + broadly broad·ly There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done Broadly, it makes connections between ideas about healing and how they link to plants
broad: in broad daylight: see daylight. an offensive word for a woman
broad: Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged
broad: A broad smile is one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused. He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile. + broadly broad·ly Charles grinned broadly
broad: Something that is broad is wide. His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river. a broad expanse of green lawn. narrow
broad: not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
broad: The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar
broad: Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full
broad: Fig
broad: You use broad to describe a word or meaning which covers or refers to a wide range of different things. The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word `science'. restructuring in the broad sense of the word. = general narrow + broadly broad·ly We define education very broadly and students can study any aspect of its consequences for society
broad: Free; unrestrained; unconfined
broad: a lighting unit designed to illuminate a large area; also known as a "broadside "
broad: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive
broad: spectrum revolution-Period beginning around 20,000 B P in the Middle East and 12,000 B P in Europe, during which a wider range, or broader spectrum, of plant and animal life was hunted, gathered, collected, caught, and fished; revolutionary because it led to food production
broad: wide
broad: Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean
broad: being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon"
broad: brad