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- English Word Broadbill Definition A wild duck (Aythya, / Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.
- English Word Broadbill Definition The shoveler. See Shoveler.
- English Word Broadbrim Definition A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends.
- English Word Broadbrim Definition A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.
- English Word Broadcast Definition A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.
- English Word Broadcast Definition Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.
- English Word Broadcast Definition Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
- English Word Broadcast Definition So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.
- English Word Broadcloth Definition A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
- English Word Broaden Definition To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
- English Word Broaden Definition To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
- English Word Broadened Definition of Broaden
- English Word Broadening Definition of Broaden
- English Word Broadish Definition Rather broad; moderately broad.
- English Word Broadleaf Definition A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.
- English Word Broadly Definition In a broad manner.
- English Word Broadmouth Definition One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
- English Word Broadness Definition The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.
- English Word Broadpiece Definition An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.
- English Word Broadseal Definition To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant.