BROAD vs BIG: NOUN
- A woman, especially one who is sexually promiscuous; -- usually considered offensive.
- A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
- The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.
- The broad part of anything.
- An English coin first issued in 1619 by James I., and worth at the time 20s. The coin was also issued subsequently. Also called laurel and broad-piece.
- In mech., a tool used for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders in the lathe.
- A shallow, fenny lake formed by the expansion of a river over adjacent flat land covered more or less with a reedy growth; a flooded fen, or lake in a fen: as, the Norfolk broads.
- A woman or girl.
- A wide flat part, as of one's hand.
- Slang term for a woman
- Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.
- A kind of winter barley cultivated in northern Europe, especially in Scotland; properly, four-rowed barley, Hordeum vulgare, inferior to but hardier than H. hexastichon, of which it is sometimes called a variety. See bear.
BROAD vs BIG: ADJECTIVE
- Originally a pheon. See Pheon, and Broad arrow under Arrow.
- See under Acre.
- Strongly marked.
- Cross; coarse; indelicate.
- Characterized by breadth. See Breadth.
- Free; unrestrained; unconfined.
- Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
- Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.
- Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
- Extending far and wide; extensive; vast.
- Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow.
- Pronounced with the tongue placed low and flat and with the oral cavity wide open, like the a in father.
- Strikingly regional or dialectal.
- Vulgar; ribald.
- Plain and clear; obvious.
- Relating to or covering the main facts or the essential points.
- Liberal; tolerant.
- Covering a wide scope; general.
- Full; open.
- Having a certain width from side to side.
- Large in expanse; spacious.
- Wide in extent from side to side.
- Broad in scope or content
- Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
- Not detailed or specific
- Lacking subtlety; obvious
- Showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
- Very large in expanse or scope
- (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
- Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
- Mature, conscientious, principled.
- Enthusiastic (about).
- Important or significant.
- Fat.
- Adult.
- Popular.
- Thought to have undue influence.
- Of great size, large.
- To talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously.
- Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation, distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense. As applied to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.
- Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce; -- often figuratively.
- Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of great size; large.
- Self-important; cocky.
- Widely liked, used, or practiced; popular.
- Loud and firm; resounding.
- Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent.
- Having or exercising considerable authority, control, or influence.
- Pregnant.
- Bountiful; generous.
- Filled up; brimming over.
- Older or eldest. Used especially of a sibling.
- Mature or grown-up.
- Of great significance; momentous.
- Having great strength or force.
- Of considerable size, number, quantity, magnitude, or extent; large. : large.
- Exhibiting self-importance
- Very intense
- (of animals) fully developed
- Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- Generous and understanding and tolerant
- Given or giving freely
- Conspicuous in position or importance
- Of very great significance
- Feeling self-importance
- Loud and firm
- Significant
- Marked by intense physical force
BROAD vs BIG: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To build.
BROAD vs BIG: ADVERB
- Fully; completely.
- In a thorough or unmistakable way; emphatically.
- With considerable success.
- In a pretentious or boastful way.
- In a boastful manner
- Extremely well
- On a grand scale
- In a major way
BROAD vs BIG: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Obvious
- Lacking subtlety
- Being at a peak or culminating point
- In the fine arts, characterized by breadth: as, a picture remarkable for the broad treatment of its subject. See breadth, 3.
- Plain; evident.
- Characterized by a full, strong utterance; coarsely vigorous; not weak or slender in sound: as, broad Scotch; broad Doric; a broad vowel, such as ä or â or ō.
- Unrestrained by fear or caution; bold; unreserved.
- Unrestrained by considerations of decency; indelicate; indecent.
- Unrestrained by a sense of propriety or fitness; unpolished; loutish.
- Unconfined; free; unrestrained.
- Widely diffused; open; full: as, in broad sunshine; broad daylight.
- Large in measure or degree; not small or slight; ample; consummate.
- Specifically Inclined to the Broad Church, or to the views held by the Broad-Church party of the Church of England. See Episcopal.
- Figuratively, not limited or narrow; liberal; comprehensive; enlarged: as, a man of broad views.
- Large superficially; extensive; vast: as, the broad expanse of ocean.
- Wide; having great breadth, as distinguished from length and thickness; used absolutely, having much width or breadth; not narrow: as, a strip no broader than one's hand; a broad river or street.
- To make broad; spread.
- Broadly; fully.
- Widely; copiously; abundantly.
- Broadly; openly; plainly.
- In an advanced stage of pregnancy
- Prodigious
- Serious or severe
- 5. Lofty, pompous, arrogant, important.
- Synonyms Large, etc. (see great), bulky, huge, massive.
- . Great as regards influence, standing, wealth, etc.
- . Tumid; inflated, as with pride; hence, haughty in air or mien, or indicating haughtiness; pompous; proud; boastful: as, big looks; big words.
- . Distended; full, as of grief, passion, courage, determination, goodness, etc.
- Great with young; pregnant; ready to give birth; hence, figuratively, full of something important; ready to produce; teeming.
- Having great size; large in bulk or magnitude, absolutely or relatively.
- Of great strength or power.
- To dwell; have a dwelling.
- 3. To build; erect; fashion.
- 2. Reflexively, to locate one's self.
- . To inhabit; occupy.
- (idiom) (big on) Enthusiastic about; partial to.
BROAD vs BIG: RELATED WORDS
- Full, Blanket, Fanlike, Nationwide, General, Panoptic, Heavy, Unspecific, Clear, Deep, Sweeping, Encompassing, Large, Comprehensive, Wide
- Enormous, Monumental, Larger, Gargantuan, Tremendous, Significant, Sizeable, Colossal, Sizable, Great, Massive, Large, Humongous, Gigantic, Huge
BROAD vs BIG: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Full, Blanket, Fanlike, Nationwide, General, Panoptic, Heavy, Unspecific, Clear, Deep, Sweeping, Encompassing, Large, Comprehensive, Wide
- Enormous, Monumental, Larger, Gargantuan, Tremendous, Significant, Sizeable, Colossal, Sizable, Great, Massive, Large, Humongous, Gigantic, Huge
BROAD vs BIG: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- These fall into a number of broad categories.
- International humanitarian law provides broad protection for children.
- Delaware corporation should be clear and sufficiently broad.
- The broad shouldered and heavily muscled man asked.
- It reviews broad concepts associated with green cities.
- Of course my remarks are a broad generalization.
- Though the rules of discovery are very broad, this does not mean that the other side can make burdensome or overly broad requests.
- Learn more about the broad match in our broad match guide.
- Example: The agency routinely receives broad requests for communications relating to numerous broad topics.
- Broad dispositions, broad aspirations: the intersection of personality traits and major life goals.
- Now we have entered big money, how do we make BIG money.
- An art portfolio is big factor big factor considered during a client presentation or a work application.
- Having skipped the actual text of the last century for the headlines alone, they fear big business but not big government.
- One of the big benefits for managers and admins is to have visibility and insights into big people data.
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- Buttery hot spots from you for big green egg chicken wings direct heat, slather on big of a long.
- Articles are working to do with big green egg ceramic smoker or big wings, famous and get.
- Everyone would make a big profit in the short term and get paid big bonuses.
- Does anyone know a nice BIG button BIG screen phone that I can use here?
- Be a developer in big company, you will use spaces, and get big salary.
BROAD vs BIG: QUESTIONS
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- Do CUS nanomaterials have broad absorption spectrum?
- Should Fisheries officers have broad search powers?
- What is the broad ecosystem inventory classification?
- Why is chloramphenicol a broad spectrum antibiotic?
- Does broad-based education serve multiple purposes?
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- Should broad complex tachycardias be considered separately?
- What was Broad Hinton's share of the Broad Town Trust 1974?
- What are some bootlegs that feature the original broad broad?
- Does big end up with Carrie in the final season of Big?
- How big of a blood clot is too big to be concerned?
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- Does big Black from Rob and Big have a clothing line?
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- What does emojis with big glasses and Big Nose mean?
- How does Walmart use big data to solve big problems?
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