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Definitions for Broads

[1] The, (used with a plural verb ) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
[2] of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across.
[3] measured from side to side: The desk was three feet broad.
[4] of great extent; large: the broad expanse of ocean.
[5] widely diffused; open; full: We awoke to broad daylight.
[6] not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope: A modern doctor must have a broad knowledge of medicine.
[7] liberal; tolerant: A broad interpretation of the law tempers justice with mercy.
[8] main or general: the broad outlines of a subject.
[9] plain or clear: Her remark was a broad hint of her feelings.
[10] bold; plain-spoken.
[11] indelicate; indecent: He smirked at the broad joke.
[12] (of conversation) rough; countrified.
[13] unconfined; free; unrestrained: It was a hilarious evening of broad mirth.
[14] (of pronunciation) strongly dialectal: He wore kilts and had a broad Scots accent.
[15] Phonetics . (of a transcription) using one basic symbol to represent each phoneme.
[16] broad a, the a- sound [ah] /ɑ/ when used in lieu of the more common a- sound [a] /æ/ in such words as half, can't, and laugh.
[17] fully: He was broad awake.
[18] the broad part of anything.
[19] Slang . Usually Offensive . a term used to refer to a woman. a promiscuous woman.
[20] Often broads. Movies , Television . an incandescent or fluorescent lamp used as a general source of light in a studio.
[21] a gold coin of England and Scotland, issued by James I and Charles I and equal to 20 shillings. Compare carolus, jacobus.
[22] a group of shallow navigable lakes, connected by a network of rivers, in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk
[23] the region around these lakes: a tourist centre; several bird sanctuaries
[24] having relatively great breadth or width
[25] of vast extent; spacious a broad plain
[26] (postpositive) from one side to the other four miles broad
[27] of great scope or potential that invention had broad applications
[28] not detailed; general broad plans
[29] clear and open; full (esp in the phrase broad daylight )
[30] obvious or plain broad hints
[31] liberal; tolerant a broad political stance
[32] widely spread; extensive broad support
[33] outspoken or bold a broad manner
[34] vulgar; coarse; indecent a broad joke
[35] unrestrained; free broad laughter
[36] (of a dialect or pronunciation) consisting of a large number of speech sounds characteristic of a particular geographical area a broad Yorkshire accent
[37] finance denoting an assessment of liquidity as including notes and coin in circulation with the public, banks' till money and balances, most private-sector bank deposits, and sterling bank-deposit certificates broad money Compare narrow (def. 7)
[38] phonetics of or relating to a type of pronunciation transcription in which symbols correspond approximately to phonemes without taking account of allophonic variations broad a the long vowel in English words such as father , half , as represented in the received pronunciation of Southern British English
[39] as broad as it is long amounting to the same thing; without advantage either way
[40] the broad part of something
[41] slang , mainly US and Canadian a girl or woman a prostitute
[42] British dialect a river spreading over a lowland See also Broads
[43] East Anglian dialect a shallow lake
[44] a wood-turning tool used for shaping the insides and bottoms of cylinders
[45] widely or fully broad awake

Words related to Broads

expansive, full, generous, deep, large, immense, extensive, vast, wide, comprehensive, universal, far-reaching, sweeping, wide-ranging, clear, explicit, straightforward, radical, thick, squat

Origin of Broads

before 1000; Middle English bro(o)d, Old English brād; cognate with Dutch breed, German breit, Old Norse breithr, Gothic braiths

Other words from Broads

broad·ish , adjective
broad·ly , adverb
o·ver·broad , adjective

Word origin for Broads

Old English brād ; related to Old Norse breithr , Old Frisian brēd , Old High German breit , Gothic braiths

Synonyms for Broads

deep, expansive, extensive, full, generous, immense, large, vast, roomy, splay, squat, thick, ample, capacious, extended, latitudinous, outspread, outstretched, spacious, voluminous, widespread