Wide
adjectivewaɪd
Adjective
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
“wide roads”
“a wide necktie”
“wide margins”
Similar:Broadnot on target
“the kick was wide”
“the arrow was wide of the mark”
“a claim that was wide of the truth”
(used of eyes) fully open or extended
“stared with wide eyes”
Similar:Wide-eyedhaving ample fabric
“the current taste for wide trousers”
broad in scope or content
“granted him wide powers”
very large in expanse or scope
“the wide plains”
great in degree
“won by a wide margin”
Adverb
to or over a great extent or range; far
“wandered wide through many lands”
“he traveled widely”
Similar:Widelyfar from the intended target
“the arrow went wide of the mark”
Similar:Astray
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA