1. (

• wide ,
• 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" ;

2. (

• across-the-board ,
• all-embracing ,
• all-encompassing ,
• all-inclusive ,
• blanket ,
• broad ,
• encompassing ,
• extensive ,
• panoptic ,
• wide

) 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" ;

3. (

• wide-eyed ,
• wide

) (used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide eyes" ;

4. (

• broad ,
• spacious ,
• wide

) very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" ;

5. (

• wide ,

) great in degree; "won by a wide margin" ;

6. (

• wide ,
• wide-cut ,
• full ,

) having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt" ;

7. (

• wide ,
• wide_of_the_mark

) not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth" ;

1. (

• wide ,

) with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end" ;

2. (

• wide ,

) to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open" ;

3. (

• wide ,
• astray ,

) far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander" ;

4. (

• wide ,
• widely ,

) to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely" ;