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

  • (..) - Columbus. - Tallahassee. - I think they might actually require our hard assistance this time. - Buckle up. - Yup, I'm wide ahead of you. Time to nut up or shut up. Holy shit. My mama always told me, someday I'll be good at something. Who'd have guessed that (..)
    2009 Zombieland