Girthy vs. Wide

Girthyadjective

Of significant girth; wide.

Wideadjective

Having a large physical extent from side to side.

Wideadjective

Large in scope.

Wideadjective

(sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.

Wideadjective

On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

Wideadjective

Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.

Wideadjective

Vast, great in extent, extensive.

Wideadjective

Remote; distant; far.

Wideadjective

(obsolete) Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.

Wideadjective

(computing) Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.

Wideadverb

extensively

Wideadverb

completely

Wideadverb

away from a given goal

Wideadverb

So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

Widenoun

(cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score

Wideadjective

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.

Wideadjective

Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference.

Wideadjective

Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding.

Wideadjective

Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide.

Wideadjective

Remote; distant; far.

Wideadjective

Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like.

Wideadjective

On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

Wideadjective

Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; - opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of ē (ēve) is ĭ (ĭll); of ā (āte) is ĕ (ĕnd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, 13-15.

Wideadjective

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.

Wideadverb

To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.

Wideadverb

So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

Wideadverb

So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.

Widenoun

That which is wide; wide space; width; extent.

Widenoun

That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.

Wideadjective

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other;

Wideadjective

broad in scope or content;

Wideadjective

(used of eyes) fully open or extended;

Wideadjective

very large in expanse or scope;

Wideadjective

great in degree;

Wideadjective

great in range or scope;

Wideadjective

having ample fabric;

Wideadjective

not on target;

Wideadverb

with or by a broad space;

Wideadverb

to the fullest extent possible;

Wideadverb

far from the intended target;

Wideadverb

to or over a great extent or range; far;

Wideadjective

of great or more than average width

Wideadjective

(after a measurement and in questions) from side to side

Wideadjective

open to the full extent

Wideadjective

considerable

Wideadjective

including a great variety of people or things

Wideadjective

spread among a large number of people or over a large area

Wideadjective

considering or dealing with the more general aspects of a situation, issue, etc.

Wideadjective

extending over the whole of

Wideadjective

at a considerable or specified distance from an intended point or target

Wideadjective

(especially in soccer) at or near the side of the field

Wideadverb

to the full extent

Wideadverb

far from a particular or intended point or target

Wideadverb

(especially in football) at or near the side of the field

Widenoun

a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.