wide


Meanings

  • having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other;
    • "wide roads"
    • "a wide necktie"
    • "wide margins"
    • "three feet wide"
  • broad in scope or content;
    • "granted him wide powers"
  • (used of eyes) fully open or extended;
    • "stared with wide eyes"
  • very large in expanse or scope;
    • "the wide plains"
  • great in degree;
    • "won by a wide margin"
  • having ample fabric;
    • "the current taste for wide trousers"
  • not on target;
    • "the kick was wide"
    • "the arrow was wide of the mark"
    • "a claim that was wide of the truth"
  • with or by a broad space;
    • "stand with legs wide apart"
    • "ran wide around left end"
  • to the fullest extent possible;
    • "open your eyes wide"
    • "with the throttle wide open"
  • far from the intended target;
    • "the arrow went wide of the mark"
  • to or over a great extent or range; far;
    • "wandered wide through many lands"
    • "he traveled widely"
  • WIDE adj WIDER, WIDEST having great extent from side to side WIDELY adv
  • WIDE n pl. -S a type of bowled ball in cricket


Scrabble Score: 8

wide is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

wide is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

wide is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

wide is a valid Words With Friends word