noun
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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
adjective
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Having a large physical extent from side to side.
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We walked down a wide corridor.
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Large in scope.
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The inquiry had a wide remit.
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Operating at the side of the playing area.
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That team needs a decent wide player.
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On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
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Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide.
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Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
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(now rare) Vast, great in extent, extensive.
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The wide, lifeless expanse.
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Located some distance away; distant, far.
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Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.
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Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
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a wide character; a wide stream
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Extensively
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He travelled far and wide.
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Completely
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He was wide awake.
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Away from a given goal
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A few shots were fired but they all went wide.
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So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
Examples of wide in a Sentence
She traced her fingertips over his wide palm.
For a long time she lay wide awake with her eyes closed.
Her eyes were wide.
He sounded wide awake.
A wide porch peeked from behind three stucco arches.
He opened his arms wide.
It was very difficult to walk over, the ties were wide apart and so narrow that one felt as if one were walking on knives.
The man had a vindictive streak as wide as the valley, no doubt there.
The radial canals are represented by wide gastric pouches, and may be absent, so that the tentacles arise directly from the stomach (Solmaridae).
The main floor consisted of common areas and wide halls lined with massive windows.
Hannah paused a few doors down along the wide, tall corridor with plush red rugs and gilded cornices.
The town is a medley of old narrow streets contrasting with the wide modern boulevards which cross it at intervals.
I remember him as a man of rare, sweet nature and of wide experience.
A wide porch stretched the length of the building, and above it were two balconies with black wrought iron banisters that curved out gracefully.
From the foyer, they entered a huge room with a wide staircase that curved gracefully from the balcony on the second floor.
She tiptoed through the glass and leaned out the window, eyeing the wide ledge.
It is the result of the period in which he lived, of his wide culture and the simplicity and noble purity of his character.
It has wide, wellshaded streets, and two public parks.
I'd lived so clement an existence that the sum total of my exposure to mayhem came from the soft cushioned sofa fronting a wide screen television.
She jerked as the ground lurched below them, lowering them slowly through the thick cement layers into a tunnel wide enough for a dump truck.
He climbed into the low, wide fountain.
Talon's jaw was lax, his eyes wide.
The youth's eyes were wide and bright, his skin flushed with health.
She shoved the machine again until the space was wide enough for him to squeeze through.
She felt his body heat and stared at his wide chest.
The establishment offers a wide selection of wine and cocktails, including several specialty martinis.
They rode across a mesa and then descended to a wide creek.
He was taller than average, over six and a half feet, built like a rock with wide shoulders and tapered abdomen and hips beneath a jumpsuit similar to those worn by the prisoners.
Mr. Mayer at World Wide suggested it.
Dean recognized Jackie Rudman, the employee from World Wide Insurance in Philadelphia.
He took Balashev by the arm and crossed the room with him, unconsciously clearing a path seven yards wide as the people on both sides made way for him.
She'll wake up in the middle of the night, wide awake.
Destiny's eyelids drooped and paused, then opened wide.
Bianca asked, her eyes wide.
Darian was cowering at the gate-line, his wide shoulders hunched and his frame shaking.
The guy behind the counter was staring at her, his mouth lax and his eyes wide.
The ledge was just wide enough for her foot to fit fully.
She sat on the river bank across from a series of wide, large steps leading up a hill to the park where the Arch stood, framed against a black sky.
Instead, she half ran, half leapt through the piles of bodies into the treed area lining two wide walkways.
Ensconced lights glowed in the midday, and antique furniture, rare paintings, elegant marble sculptures befitting a museum, silk Persian rugs underfoot, and many other priceless displays of prestige lined the wide hall.
There were wide eighteenth- century ball gowns, women in little black dresses, one in a fifties poodle skirt, and several in dark dresses with ornate brocade on the bodice, like that of wealthy Middle Age royalty.
Her eyes swept over his muscular form, from his shapely shoulders and wide back to the thick thighs outlined by the sweats.
Kris strode past him and led him through the castle's ground floor, whose wide, carpeted halls felt nice on his paws.
She walked into the hall and up a wide stairwell to the second floor.
It took all her strength to shove the hefty door wide enough for her to enter the dark chamber beyond that was lit by a single torch.
It contained a sofa, two wing chairs, a queen size bed, a fully stocked wet bar, kitchenette, bathroom, wide screen TV, books, and magazines.
His shoulders were broad, his chest wide, his stomach flat, his hips lean.
She shook like a leaf in a thunderstorm, her warm brown eyes wide and tears streaming down her cheeks.
His shoulders were wide, his back wide and tapering to a slender, lean stomach and hips.
Lana stared at his wide chest, taking him in with a look of desire.