broad

(noun) slang term for a woman. Examples: "A broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch."

(adj) having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other. Synonyms: wide (vs. narrow). Examples: "Wide roads." "A wide necktie." "Wide margins." "Three feet wide." "A river two miles broad." "Broad shoulders." "A broad river."

(adj) broad in scope or content. Synonyms: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(prenominal), encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide. Examples: "Across-the-board pay increases." "An all-embracing definition." "Blanket sanctions against human-rights violators." "An invention with broad applications." "A panoptic study of soviet nationality"- t.g.winner." "Granted him wide powers."

(adj) not detailed or specific. Synonyms: unspecific. Examples: "A broad rule." "The broad outlines of the plan." "Felt an unspecific dread."

(adj) lacking subtlety; obvious. Synonyms: unsubtle. Examples: "Gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave."

(adj) being at a peak or culminating point. Synonyms: broad(prenominal), full(prenominal). Examples: "Broad daylight." "Full summer."

(adj) very large in expanse or scope. Synonyms: spacious, wide. Examples: "A broad lawn." "The wide plains." "A spacious view." "Spacious skies."

(adj) (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional. Examples: "A broad southern accent."

(adj) showing or characterized by broad-mindedness. Synonyms: large-minded, liberal, tolerant. Examples: "A broad political stance." "Generous and broad sympathies." "A liberal newspaper." "Tolerant of his opponent's opinions."