| Wide |
Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry. |
superl. |
| Wide |
Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference. |
superl. |
| Wide |
Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding. |
superl. |
| Wide |
Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide. |
superl. |
| Wide |
Remote; distant; far. |
superl. |
| Wide |
Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like. |
superl. |
| Wide |
On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc. |
superl. |
| Wide |
Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15. |
superl. |
| Wide |
To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide. |
adv. |
| Wide |
So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening. |
adv. |
| Wide |
So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray. |
adv. |
| Wide |
That which is wide; wide space; width; extent. |
n. |
| Wide |
That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark. |
n. |
| Wide-awake |
Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; hence, knowing; keen; alert. |
a. |
| Wide-awake |
A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat. |
n. |
| World |
The earth and the surrounding heavens; the creation; the system of created things; existent creation; the universe. |
n. |
| World |
Any planet or heavenly body, especially when considered as inhabited, and as the scene of interests analogous with human interests; as, a plurality of worlds. |
n. |
| World |
The earth and its inhabitants, with their concerns; the sum of human affairs and interests. |
n. |
| World |
In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, or contemplated by any one; a division of the globe, or of its inhabitants; human affairs as seen from a certain position, or from a given point of view; also, state of existence; scene of life and action; as, the Old World; the New World; the religious world; the Catholic world; the upper world; the future world; the heathen world. |
n. |
| World |
The customs, practices, and interests of men; general affairs of life; human society; public affairs and occupations; as, a knowledge of the world. |
n. |