broad
noun
- 1
A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- 2
A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
- 3
A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
adjective
- 1
Wide in extent or scope.
“the broad expanse of ocean”
- 2
Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
- 3
Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
- 4
Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
- 5
Plain; evident.
“a broad hint”
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(writing) Unsubtle; obvious.
- 7
Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
- 8
Gross; coarse; indelicate.
“a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humour”
- 9
(of an accent) Strongly regional.
- 10
(Gaelic languages) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.
noun
- 1
A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
- 2
(sometimes obsolete) A woman or girl.
“Who was that broad I saw you with?”
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