wide
/waɪd/
adjectiveadverb
4 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
ADJECTIVE
1
Not on target.
“the kick was wide”
“the arrow was wide of the mark”
2
(used of eyes) fully open or extended.
“stared with wide eyes”
3
Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other.
“wide roads”
“a wide necktie”
4
Having ample fabric.
“the current taste for wide trousers”
5
Broad in scope or content.
“granted him wide powers”
6
Very large in expanse or scope.
“the wide plains”
7
ADVERBGreat in degree.
“won by a wide margin”
1
Far from the intended target.
“the arrow went wide of the mark”
2
To or over a great extent or range; far.
“wandered wide through many lands”
“he traveled widely”
WORD FORMS
Related formwideness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinideway
Starts & ends withW … E
Syllableswide
SYNONYMS & RELATED34
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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