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

  • (..) You see, I can't survive on my own. I'm a dork. A dork. I'm a dork. Even now, when I get to go home, I'll know the hospital's still here, wide awake. Get out while you still can. But what the hell. The important thing is I got through my first three days without looking (..)
    2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My First Day Season: 1 Episode 1