Broad - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |brɔːd|  American pronunciation of the word broad
Brit.  |brɔːd|  British pronunciation of the word broad

noun

- slang term for a woman
a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch

adjective

- broad in scope or content (syn: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, extensive, wide)
an invention with broad applications
- not detailed or specific
a broad rule
the broad outlines of the plan
- lacking subtlety; obvious
gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave
- being at a peak or culminating point (syn: full)
broad daylight
- very large in expanse or scope (syn: spacious, wide)
a broad lawn
- (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
a broad southern accent
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness (syn: large-minded, liberal, tolerant)
a broad political stance
generous and broad sympathies

Extra examples

The store has a broad selection of coats.

There was broad agreement on the new government.

There are three broad categories of industry in the region: computers, finance, and education.

A collection of comic but extremely broad ballads.

We Devonshire men speak very broad

To lie on the broad of one's back.

We went along a broad passage.

He was six feet tall, with broad shoulders.

The room is three metres long and two metres broad.

The show aims to reach the broadest possible audience.

Students here study a broad range of subjects.

Private pension schemes fall into two broad categories.

The play is a comedy, in the broadest sense of the word.

The client should understand, in broad terms, the likely cost of the case.

The members were in broad agreement.

Word forms

noun
singular: broad
plural: broads
adjective
comparative: broader
superlative: broadest
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