Quick definitions from Macmillan ( )

Provided by

---

Quick definitions from WordNet (wide)

▸ adjective:  having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other ("Wide roads")
▸ adjective:  great in degree ("Won by a wide margin")
▸ adjective:  not on target ("The kick was wide")
▸ adjective:  having ample fabric ("The current taste for wide trousers")
▸ adjective:  very large in expanse or scope ("The wide plains")
▸ adjective:  (used of eyes) fully open or extended ("Stared with wide eyes")
▸ adjective:  great in range or scope ("A wide selection")
▸ adjective:  broad in scope or content ("Granted him wide powers")
▸ adverb:  to or over a great extent or range; far ("Wandered wide through many lands")
▸ adverb:  with or by a broad space ("Stand with legs wide apart")
▸ adverb:  far from the intended target ("The arrow went wide of the mark")
▸ adverb:  to the fullest extent possible ("Open your eyes wide")
▸ name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #66496)

---

▸ Word origin