Adjective
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not on target
"the kick was wide"
"the arrow was wide of the mark"
"a claim that was wide of the truth"
- wide of the mark -
having ample fabric
"the current taste for wide trousers"
"a full skirt"
- wide cut -
great in degree
"won by a wide margin"
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very large in expanse or scope
"a broad lawn"
"the wide plains"
"a spacious view"
"spacious skies"
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(used of eyes) fully open or extended
"stared with wide eyes"
- wide eyed -
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"
"an all-embracing definition"
"blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"
"an invention with broad applications"
"a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
"granted him wide powers"
- across the board - all embracing - all encompassing - all inclusive -
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
"wide roads"
"a wide necktie"
"wide margins"
"three feet wide"
"a river two miles broad"
"broad shoulders"
"a broad river"
Adverb
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to or over a great extent or range
far
"wandered wide through many lands"
"he traveled widely"
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far from the intended target
"the arrow went wide of the mark"
"a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"
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to the fullest extent possible
"open your eyes wide"
"with the throttle wide open"
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with or by a broad space
"stand with legs wide apart"
"ran wide around left end"