broad

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Breton 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English brād

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɔːd

[edit] Adjective

broad (comparative broader, superlative broadest)

1. (of a person or object) wide in extent or scope
2. having a specified width (e.g. 3 ft broad)
3. (of an accent) strongly regional

[edit] Antonyms

(Regarding occupied space,width of an object)

• thin
• narrow

(Regarding body width)

• skinny

[edit] Derived terms

• breadth
• broaden
• broad across the beam
• broad in the beam
• broadscale

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

broad (plural broads)

1. (a bit dated) A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
2. A colloquial term for a woman or girl.

   Who was that broad I saw you with?

3. (UK) A channel of water, specifically the bodies of water (not to be confused with the rivers) that make up Norfolk and Suffolk.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:prostitute
• See also Wikisaurus:woman
• See also Wikisaurus:girl

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abdor
• abord
• board
• dobra, Dobra

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[edit] Breton

[edit] Noun

broad (plural broadoù)

1. nation

[edit] Derived terms

• broadel