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31broad — {{11}}broad (adj.) O.E. brad broad, flat, open, extended, from P.Gmc. *braithaz (Cf. O.Fris. bred, O.N. breiðr, Du. breed, Ger. breit, Goth. brouþs), of unknown origin. Not found outside Germanic languages. No clear distinction in sense from WIDE …
32broad-ax — Broadax Broad ax , Broadaxe Broad axe , broad axe road axe, broad ax road ax, n. 1. An ancient military weapon; a battle ax. [1913 Webster] 2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber. [1913 Webster] …
33Broad — This unusual name is of 8th century Anglo Saxon origin, and is an example of that sizeable group of early surnames that were created from the habitual use of nicknames. These were given in the first instance with reference to a variety of… …
34broad — Synonyms and related words: Jane, Jezebel, abstract, accented, aleatoric, aleatory, alveolar, amorphous, ample, amplitudinous, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, approximate, articulated, artless, assimilated, babe, baby, back, bad woman,… …
35Broad On — Cyrillic alphabet navbox Heading=Cyrillic letter Broad On uuc=047A|ulc=047BBroad On (majuscule: unicode|Ѻ, minuscule: unicode|ѻ) is a variety of the regular Cyrillic letter On (О, о) used in Church Slavonic: * as the first letter of a word s root …
36broad — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ reasonably, relatively …
37broad — adjective 1) a broad expanse of prairie Syn: wide, extensive, vast, immense, great, spacious, expansive, sizeable, sweeping 2) a broad range of opportunities Syn: comprehensive, inc …
38broad — Used mainly by male American speakers of the working class, usually in third person reference rather than vocatively, of or to a woman. It may derive from the expression ‘broad in the beam’, but whatever its origin, it is not very flattering.… …
39broad — 1. adjective a) wide in extent or scope b) having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad) Ant: thin, narrow, skinny 2 …
40broad — n American a woman. A disparaging term in that it is exclusively used by men and implies a lack of respect for the woman in ques tion. The origin of the word is not docu mented but is probably from broad ass or something similar, denoting an… …
