Word Finder - widening

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To become wide or wider.

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His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.

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To make wide or wider.

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To let out clothes to a larger size.

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She widened his trousers for him.

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To broaden or extend in scope or range.

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The police widened their enquiries.

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To convert to a data type that can hold a larger number of distinct values.

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The action of the verb widen.

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Growing wider or farther apart.

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The widening gap between rich and poor creates social problems.

Meanwhile the sphere of his intimacies was rapidly widening.

The gulf between the " laity " and " clergy " went on widening during the 5th and 6th centuries; and the people, stripped of their old prerogatives (save in form here and there), passed into a spiritual pupillage which was one distinctive note of the medieval Church.

Beyond Colombia are Ecuador and Peru, where, in the widening of the continent, architecture, stone-working, pottery, metallurgy, textiles are again exalted.

This was partly due to the recovery of some of the lost works of ancient literature, and the transition from the middle ages to the revival of learning was attended by a general widening of the range of classical studies and by a renewed interest in Plato.

A part of the walls of the Castro and many of the houses within it were shaken down by the earthquake of 1894; part has been demolished in the widening of the Euripus.

Ober Anmut and Wiirde, published in 1793, was a further contribution to the elucidation and widening of Kant's theories; and in the eloquent Briefe fiber die cisthetische Erziehung des9Menschen (1795), Schiller proceeded to apply his new standpoint to the problems of social and individual life.

The harbour is formed by the widening of the strait separating the island from the mainland, which is nearly 2 m.

The work of construction was under the control of the Inland Waterways and Docks Section of the Royal Engineers, and involved the reclamation of a large tract of swampy foreshore, the widening and deepening of the waterway, the construction of a wharf and jetty nearly a mile in length equipped with powerful cranes and of docks for the building and repair of certain kinds of craft, the erection of acres of hutments and store-sheds, and the laying of some 50 m.

Denver was one of the earliest cities in the country to institute special courts for juvenile offenders; a reform that is widening in influence and promise.

The widening sphere of state activity, so marked a characteristic of modern civilization, involves outlay for what may be best described as " developmental " services.

His great work consists in the fact that he summed up the faults which the widening of knowledge had disclosed in medieval thought, and in this sense he stands high among those who were in many parts of 16th-century Europe striving towards a new intellectual activity.

And even his many borrowings from the German were assimilated with a rare power of development, which bore fruit not only in a widening of the field of English philosophy but in the larger scientific thought of a later generation.

As they pass away southwards this gridiron formation strikes with a gentle curve westwards, the narrow enclosed valleys widening out towards the sources of the rivers, where ages of denudation have worn down the folds and filled up the hollows with fruitful soil, until at last they touch the central waterdivide, the key of the whole system, on the Quetta plateau.

In Lancashire a flat coastal strip occurs between the western front of the Pennine Chain and the Irish Sea, and, widening southward, extends into Cheshire and comprises the lower valleys of the Mersey and the Dee.

It extends from the eastern extremity of Wiltshire in a widening triangle to the sea, which it meets along an irregular line from Deal to Cromer.

One notable result of the widening of the streets has been the spread of the electric tramways, which traverse the town in various directions and are admirably served by a Belgian company.

So far as the course of universal history can be truly represented as an approximation to this reconciliation by a widening and deepening of both the elements, we may claim to possess a philosophy of history.

If published nowadays it would hardly attract notice; but in those gushing, emotion-craving times it had considerable popularity, and helped to increase the poet's now rapidly widening fame.

This sicula, which had originally the shape of a hollow cone, is formed of two portions or regions - an upper and smaller (apical or embryonic) portion, marked by delicate longitudinal lines, and having a fine tabular thread (the nema) proceeding from its apex; and a lower (thecal or apertural) portion, marked by transverse lines of growth and widening in the direction of the mouth, the lip or apertural margin of which forms the broad end of the sicula.

The old separatist tendencies were increased by the widening gulf between the interests of the industrial north and those of the agricultural south.

The course of Watling Street may be traced over Bexley Heath, where, too, there exist deep pits, widening into vaults below, and probably of British origin.

Several changes of plan, such as widening the canal, were now inaugurated.

Widening the differentials in the vehicle excise duty system could increase the propensity to purchase very low emissions vehicles.

Today the English are widening their taste in food and becoming appreciative of Italian pizzas and pastas.

Another widening chasm is the one between the largest teacher union and the government.

There is an almost continuous process of widening the agenda.

However, there is still a widening disparity in team revenue which will lead to some significant changes in the NFL's economic structure.

Widening of the airways increases the anatomical dead space, together with increase in the size of the alveolar ducts.

After all, widening access is something that the educational and political establishments constantly exhort us to do.

The consultation says, ' we recognize that a parallel expressway would involve greater land take than widening the existing road ' .

The paper finds that the main barrier to employment is the widening skills gap.

Alan knows, it's only fair that you- ' A glance at Alan indicated a widening gulf.

Technological advance can affect this balance, with capital often impelled toward spatial deepening and widening.

The widening of the investigation has aroused the anger of the schools involved who deny any impropriety.

Assets play a crucial role in generating Britain's widening inequality.

It deals, firstly, with the widening gap between the mentality and values of Junteros and Africanistas that would ultimately prove irreconcilable.

The capture clearly shows the libration spreading widening the signal (a clear tone would show up as a narrow line ).

The ' Asian meltdown ' hit global markets during the preparation of this feature, upping the stakes in the widening risk debate.

The new scheme is promoted as being an alternative to widening motorways in a bid to ease congestion and manage traffic incidents.

Presumably widening the pavements does not have the same effect!

Protestors against the widening of the A12 near Colchester occupied several pillboxes, even digging tunnels through the concrete floors.

You also observe that the participants reflected a ' widening class polarization in the community ' .

These new schemes are an important step forward in ensuring that the healthcare professions better reflect the wider population through widening participation.

The scrutiny therefore recommends that consideration is given to widening the remit of Operation Trident to include gun crimes on all minority ethnic communities.

This research will support the groupâs widening participation remit.

But, below my feet it drops away down into a widening rift, not to be attempted on the rope we have.

Balfour Beatty is the UK's leading road widening specialist.

The geographical spread of high BNP votes is also widening.

Swap spreads are widening in favor of the UK, " said Naeem Wahid, currency strategist at HBOS Treasury Services.

These have the effect of reducing the pressure and allowing the urethra to spring apart, widening the channel.