Noun | 1. | broad - slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch" |
Adj. | 1. | broad - 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" Synonyms: wide |
2. | broad - 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" Synonyms: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, panoptic, wide | |
3. | broad - not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" Synonyms: unspecific | |
4. | broad - lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave" Synonyms: unsubtle | |
5. | broad - being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon" Synonyms: full | |
6. | broad - very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" | |
7. | broad - (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent" | |
8. | broad - showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions" |