Wider
adjective, wider, widest.
1.
having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad:
a wide boulevard.
2.
having a certain or specified extent from side to side:
three feet wide.
3.
of great horizontal extent; extensive; vast; spacious:
the wide plains of the West.
4.
of great range or scope; embracing a great number or variety of subjects, cases, etc.:
wide experience.
5.
open to the full or a great extent; expanded; distended:
to stare with wide eyes.
6.
apart or remote from a specified point or object:
a guess wide of the truth.
7.
too far or too much to one side:
a shot wide of the mark.
8.
Baseball. outside (def 16):
The pitch was wide of the plate.
9.
full, ample, or roomy, as clothing:
He wore wide, flowing robes.
10.
Phonetics. lax (def 7).
11.
British Slang. shrewd; wary.
adverb
12.
to the full extent of opening:
Open your mouth wide.
13.
to the utmost, or fully:
to be wide awake.
14.
away from or to one side of a point, mark, purpose, or the like; aside; astray:
The shot went wide.
15.
over an extensive space or region, or far abroad:
scattered far and wide.
16.
to a great, or relatively great, extent from side to side:
The river runs wide here.
noun
17.
Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
18.
Archaic. a wide space or expanse.
adjective
1.
having a great extent from side to side
2.
of vast size or scope; spacious or extensive
3.
(postpositive) having a specified extent, esp from side to side: two yards wide
(in combination) covering or extending throughout: nationwide
4.
distant or remote from the desired point, mark, etc: your guess is wide of the mark
5.
(of eyes) opened fully
6.
loose, full, or roomy: wide trousers
7.
exhibiting a considerable spread, as between certain limits: a wide variation
8.
(phonetics) another word for lax (sense 4), open (sense 34)
adverb
9.
over an extensive area: to travel far and wide
10.
to the full extent: he opened the door wide
11.
far from the desired point, mark, etc
noun
12.
(in cricket) a bowled ball that is outside the batsman’s reach and scores a run for the batting side
13.
(archaic or poetic) a wide space or extent
14.
to the wide, completely
wicket
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