adjective / noun
broad
BRAWD/brɔːd/
Wide in extent from side to side.
The broad wooden plank is much wider than the one beside it.
Etymology
Old English brād described something wide, flat, open, or extended. The modern sense preserves that physical idea of ample space from side to side.
In context
This is broad pressure, using my whole hand, and then to refine that, I might just use a thumb
More examples
- The course provides a broad introduction to biology.
- His broad accent made his hometown easy to recognize.
- We sailed across a peaceful broad in eastern England.
Forms
broad · broader · broadest · broads
breadth noun — The width or extent of something.
Similar words
- wide
- Usually describes physical extent, broad readily extends to scope or coverage.