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

  • (..) Why didn't you attempt to return to La Guardia? There was simply not enough altitude The Hudson was the only place long enough and smooth enough and wide enough to attempt a landing. Air traffic testified that you were returning to La Guardia but you did not. As I began the left turn, (..)
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