Wider - English meaning

adjective

Including all related things, esp. expenses

Usage examples:

An all-inclusive vacation package

adjective

Including everything, especially including the cost of all services that are offered

Usage examples:

All-inclusive cost/deal/price the rental is an all-inclusive price including heating, electricity, …

adjective

Enough or more than enough; plentiful.

Usage examples:

There is ample time for discussion

adverb

Away from the correct path or direction.

Usage examples:

We went astray but a man redirected us

adverb

Away from the correct path or way of doing something

Usage examples:

Our district was led astray, and as a result, we wasted valuable resources.

adjective

(of clothing) loose and hanging in folds.

Usage examples:

Baggy trousers

noun

Loose, wide-legged trousers or shorts.

Usage examples:

Young men sport baggies low on their hips, exposing calvin klein boxers and a line of hair.

adjective

(of clothes) hanging loosely because of being too big or having been stretched

Usage examples:

A baggy sweater

adjective

Having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide.

Usage examples:

A broad staircase

noun

A woman.

Usage examples:

I get drunk, follow the pretty broads, and make a fool of myself

adjective

Very wide

Usage examples:

He flashed a broad grin at us., the magazine covers a broad range of subjects., he explained it in …

abbreviation

(on scorecards) caught by.

Usage examples:

Me waugh c lara b walsh 19

abbreviation

Care of.

noun

The third letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

He scraped along with c's and d's in most subjects

adjective

Having a lot of space inside; roomy.

Usage examples:

She rummaged in her capacious handbag

adjective

Including a wide variety of things; all-embracing.

Usage examples:

Her tastes are pretty catholic

noun

A member of the roman catholic church.

Usage examples:

Under the law of the church, remarried catholics are prohibited from communion.

adjective

Roomy and comfortable.

Usage examples:

They moved to a more commodious dwelling

adjective

Including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.

Usage examples:

A comprehensive list of sources

noun

A comprehensive school.

Usage examples:

He trained as an accountant after leaving the local comprehensive

adjective

Including everything that is necessary; complete

Usage examples:

They put forward comprehensive legislation to revise the rules for financing political campaigns.

adjective

Comprehensive in terms of information.

Usage examples:

He has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of food

adjective

Covering a large range of knowledge, often in great detail

Usage examples:

He has boundless energy and an encyclopedic memory.

adjective

Including or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.

Usage examples:

The guide outlines every bus route in exhaustive detail

adjective

Detailed and complete

Usage examples:

An exhaustive study of the tax law

adjective

Covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive.

Usage examples:

Expansive beaches

adjective

Covering or affecting a large area.

Usage examples:

An extensive garden

adjective

Containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.

Usage examples:

Waste bins full of rubbish

adverb

Straight; directly.

Usage examples:

She turned her head and looked full into his face

noun

The period, point, or state of the greatest fullness or strength.

Usage examples:

So many of those who were killed in the attacks were right in the full of their lives.

adjective

Affecting or concerning all or most people or things; widespread.

Usage examples:

Books of general interest

noun

A commander of an army, or an army officer of very high rank.

Usage examples:

The most stable connection is that between the military commander and generals and officers directl…

adjective

Involving or relating to most people, things, or conditions, esp. when these are considered as a unit; not particular or specific

Usage examples:

The general standard of living, this book is intended for the general reader (= one who does not ha…

adjective

Showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected.

Usage examples:

A generous benefactor to the university

adjective

Willing to give and share unstintingly

adjective

(of someone) willing to give help or support, esp. more than is usual or expected, or (of something) larger than usual or expected

Usage examples:

A generous donor, food in generous portions, please give generously to those in need.

adjective

Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.

Usage examples:

The cost of restoration has been immense

adjective

Extremely large; great in size or degree

Usage examples:

He inherited an immense fortune., did you see that guy? he was immense!, country music is immensely…

adjective

Not accurate.

Usage examples:

False or inaccurate descriptions of goods

adjective

Not correct, or not exact

Usage examples:

Your information is inaccurate – i was born in 1956, not 1965., inaccurate measurements, [ c ] rose…

adjective

Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.

Usage examples:

Add a large clove of garlic

verb

Enjoy oneself in a lively way with drink or drugs and music.

Usage examples:

He's known in clubland for his capacity for larging it

adverb

Another term for free (sense 2 of the adverb).

adjective

Involving many people or things, or happening over a large area

Usage examples:

We must improve our response to large-scale natural disasters.

adjective

Involving a lot of people, things, or activity, or happening over a large area

Usage examples:

They have announced large-scale changes in the organization., after the development phase, the comp…

adjective

Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached.

Usage examples:

A loose tooth

noun

Loose play.

Usage examples:

He was in powerful form in the loose

verb

Set free; release.

Usage examples:

The hounds have been loosed

adjective

Allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked.

Usage examples:

He climbed through the open window

verb

Move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision.

Usage examples:

She opened the door and went in

noun

Make or become formally ready for customers, visitors, or business.

Usage examples:

She raised $731 by opening her home and selling coffee and tea

adverb

Moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden.

Usage examples:

He walked out into the street

preposition

Non-standard contraction of out of.

Usage examples:

He ran out the door

adjective

Not at home or at one's place of work.

Usage examples:

If he called, she'd pretend to be out

adjective

Fully extended or expanded.

Usage examples:

Outspread hands

verb

Spread out.

Usage examples:

That eagle outspreading his wings for flight

adjective

Spread as far as possible

Usage examples:

A bronze statue of an angel with outspread wings

adjective

Bigger than the usual size.

Usage examples:

An oversized t-shirt

adjective

Bigger than usual, or too big

Usage examples:

My daughter loves to wear oversize clothes.

adjective

(especially of accommodation) having plenty of room; spacious.

Usage examples:

The cabin is roomy and well planned

adjective

Having a lot of space

Usage examples:

Her new apartment is very roomy.

adjective

(especially of a garment) lacking a distinctive or attractive shape.

Usage examples:

She wore a shapeless frock and no make-up

adjective

(of an object) not having an appearance that you consider clear, pleasing, or correct

Usage examples:

Summer and winter she wore the same array of faded gingham dresses and shapeless sweaters.

adjective

Not taut or held tightly in position; loose.

Usage examples:

A slack rope

noun

The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part.

Usage examples:

I picked up the rod and wound in the slack

verb

Loosen (something, especially a rope).

Usage examples:

Slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail

adjective

Careless and unsystematic; excessively casual.

Usage examples:

We gave away a goal through sloppy defending

adjective

Messy or lacking care or attention

Usage examples:

Sloppy clothes, a sloppy administrator, sloppy weather, her grandchildren nearly smothered her with…

adjective

Very wet or liquid, often in a way that is unpleasant

Usage examples:

The batter was a bit sloppy so i added some more flour., she covered his face with sloppy kisses.

adjective

(especially of a room or building) having ample space.

Usage examples:

The hotel has a spacious lounge and tv room

adjective

Having a lot of space

Usage examples:

A spacious house is comfortable.

adjective

Extending or performed in a long, continuous curve.

Usage examples:

Sweeping, desolate moorlands

noun

Dirt or refuse collected by sweeping.

Usage examples:

The sweepings from the house

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

adjective

Relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases.

Usage examples:

Universal adult suffrage

noun

A thing having universal effect, currency, or application.

Usage examples:

If laws are thought of in some other way - for example, as involving relations of necessitation amo…

proper noun

A us film production company formed in 1912.

adjective

Of very great extent or quantity; immense.

Usage examples:

A vast plain full of orchards

noun

An immense space.

Usage examples:

And up from the vast a murmuring passed as from a wood of pines.

adjective

(of clothes) very loose or full; having much fabric.

Usage examples:

A voluminous purple cloak

adjective

Covering many subjects

Usage examples:

A wide-ranging discussion