Wide vs. Width
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.
Widthnoun
The state of being wide.
Widthnoun
The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
Widthnoun
A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
Widthnoun
(cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
Widthnoun
(sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
Widthnoun
The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door.
Widthnoun
the extent of something from side to side
Widthnoun
the measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body
Widthnoun
a piece of something at its full extent from side to side
Widthnoun
the sideways extent of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum.
Widthnoun
wide range or extent
