wide

Definition

  • adjective: extending a great distance from one side to the other
  • adjective: having great extent
  • usually used in combination
  • synonyms: vast, broad, extended

Examples

  • Police conducted a neighborhood-'wide' search for the suspect. [=police searched for the suspect throughout the neighborhood]

  • It appears that the governor's race is still 'wide open'. [=any of the candidates could win]

  • It was quite late, but the children were still 'wide awake'. [=not tired at all]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Which means you are going to be named boss. JUNIOR: Boss! Cool, cool, cool. Very cool, very cool. Now, look upon your domain with your eyes wide open. - (JUNIOR GROANS SOFTLY) Yeah. - Wider. I love it. Feels good. How can you be boss if you can't look at it? (..)
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