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wide

(w/aI/d )

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other(adj.all)

Example:
Wide roads.
A wide necktie.
Wide margins.
Three feet wide.

Synonym:
broad
Antonym:
narrow

source: wordnet30
great in degree(adj.all)

Example:
Won by a wide margin.

source: wordnet30
Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry.(adjective)

source: webster1913
Having or showing a wide difference between the highest and lowest price, amount of supply, etc.; as, a wide opening; wide prices, where the prices bid and asked differ by several points.(adjective)

source: webster1913

with or by a broad space(adv.all)

Example:
Stand with legs wide apart.
Ran wide around left end.

source: wordnet30
to the fullest extent possible(adv.all)

Example:
Open your eyes wide.
With the throttle wide open.

source: wordnet30
far from the intended target(adv.all)

Example:
The arrow went wide of the mark.

source: wordnet30
to or over a great extent or range; far(adv.all)

Example:
Wandered wide through many lands.
He traveled widely.

source: wordnet30
To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.(adverb)

source: webster1913

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