Collins English-English Dictionary

broad [brɔːd]

1. 1. adj having relatively great breadth or width

2. 2. adj of vast extent; spacious

   a broad plain

3. 3. adj [postpositive] from one side to the other

   four miles broad

4. 4. adj of great scope or potential

   that invention had broad applications

5. 5. adj not detailed; general

   broad plans

6. 6. adj clear and open; full (esp in the phrase broad daylight)

7. 7. adj obvious or plain

   broad hints

8. 8. adj liberal; tolerant

   a broad political stance

9. 9. adj widely spread; extensive

   broad support

10. 10. adj outspoken or bold

    a broad manner

11. 11. adj vulgar; coarse; indecent

    a broad joke

12. 12. adj unrestrained; free

    broad laughter

13. 13. adj (of a dialect or pronunciation) consisting of a large number of speech sounds characteristic of a particular geographical area

    a broad Yorkshire accent

14. 14. adj [finance] denoting an assessment of liquidity as including notes and coin in circulation with the public, banks' till money and balances, most private-sector bank deposits, and sterling bank-deposit certificates - Compare narrow

    broad money

15. 15. adj [phonetics] of or relating to a type of pronunciation transcription in which symbols correspond approximately to phonemes without taking account of allophonic variations

16. 16. n the broad part of something

17. 17. n [slang] [chiefly US and Canadian] a girl or woman

18. 18. n a prostitute

19. 19. n [Brit] [dialect] a river spreading over a lowland - See also Broads

20. 20. n [East Anglian] [dialect] a shallow lake

21. 21. n a wood-turning tool used for shaping the insides and bottoms of cylinders

22. 22. adv widely or fully

    broad awake

23. 23. adv [Etymology] Old English brad; related to Old Norse breithr, Old Frisian bred, Old High German breit, Gothic braiths