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- English Word Broad Definition Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
- English Word Broad Definition Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.
- English Word Broad Definition Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
- English Word Broad Definition Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.
- English Word Broad Definition Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
- English Word Broad Definition Characterized by breadth. See Breadth.
- English Word Broad Definition Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.
- English Word Broad Definition Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.
- English Word Broad Definition The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.
- English Word Broad Definition The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.
- English Word Broad Definition A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
- English Word Broad Church Definition A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.
- English Word Broad gauge Definition A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge.
- English Word Broad seal Definition The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.
- English Word Broad-brimmed Definition Having a broad brim.
- English Word Broad-horned Definition Having horns spreading widely.
- English Word Broad-leafed Definition Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves.
- English Word Broad-leaved Definition Alt. of Broad-leafed
- English Word Broadax Broadaxe Definition An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.
- English Word Broadax Broadaxe Definition An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.