Definition of wide

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

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Lodge :: Lodge (n.) The space at the mouth of a level next the shaft, widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited for hoisting; -- called also platt..
Pampas :: Pampas (n. pl.) Vast plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine Republic in South America. The term is sometimes used in a wider sense for the plains extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagonia.
Hypoxanthin :: Hypoxanthin (n.) A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal body, but especially in muscle tissue; -- called also sarcin, sarkin..
Female :: Female (n.) An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova..
Bacterium :: Bacterium (n.) A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic infusions. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, and are the smallest of microscopic organisms. They are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases. See Bacillus
Panspermy :: Panspermy (n.) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may develop..
Actinaria :: Actinaria (n. pl.) A large division of Anthozoa, including those which have simple tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the Alcyonaria, whether forming corals or not..
Comprehensive :: Comprehensive (a.) Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.
Yawn :: Yawn (v. i.) To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything..
Saltmouth :: Saltmouth (n.) A wide-mouthed bottle with glass stopper for holding chemicals, especially crystallized salts..
Broaden :: Broaden (a.) To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
Text-book :: Text-book (n.) A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes..
Panic :: Panic (a.) By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension concerning financial affairs.
Tamarind :: Tamarind (n.) A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated..
Epidemical :: Epidemical (a.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; -- applied to a disease which, spreading widely, attacks many persons at the same time; as, an epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc. See Endemic..
Wide :: Wide (superl.) Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide..
Far :: Far (a.) Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
Divaricate :: Divaricate (a.) Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
Goring Cloth :: Goring cloth (n.) A piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot.
Fasciated :: Fasciated (a.) Flattened and laterally widened, as are often the stems of the garden cockscomb..
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