broad
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English brood, brode, from Old English brād (“broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide, ample, copious”), from Proto-Germanic *braidaz (“broad”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)prei- (“to strew, spread, sprinkle”). Cognate with Scots braid (“broad”), West Frisian breed (“broad”), Eastern Frisian bred (“broad”), Dutch breed (“broad”), German breit (“broad, wide”), Swedish bred (“broad”), Icelandic breiður (“broad, wide”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
broad (comparative broader, superlative broadest)
- (of a person or object) Wide in extent or scope.
- Having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad).
- (of an accent) Strongly regional.
- (Irish language) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.
[edit] Antonyms
(Regarding occupied space,width of an object)
(Regarding body width)
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from broad (adjective)
[edit] Translations
wide — see wide
having a specified width
[edit] Noun
broad (plural broads)
- (dated) A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
- (US) A woman or girl.
- Who was that broad I saw you with?
- (UK) A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:prostitute
- See also Wikisaurus:woman
- See also Wikisaurus:girl
[edit] Translations
whore — see whore
colloquial term for a woman or girl
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[edit] Breton
[edit] Noun 1
broad m. (plural broiz)
[edit] Noun 2
broad f. (plural broadoù)
