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

  • (..) Shut up, put your foot on the gas, and stay on course. It's unbelievable! What's wrong? The base is so huge! It must be at least a mile wide! Do you copy? Listen to me! Get off this frequency! She's shifting. Oh, my God. (..)
    1996 Twister
  • (..) This is it. Last one. Last time. Mobile lab to Mobile One. Ground speed is increasing. The base is a mile wide. We can't see it anymore. What's your location? I am right alongside her! She's beautiful! We're ready to play, so pull (..)
    1996 Twister