Definition of broad

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Broad (n.) The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.

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Foinery :: Foinery (n.) Thrusting with the foil; fencing with the point, as distinguished from broadsword play..
Gaper :: Gaper (n.) An East Indian bird of the genus Cymbirhynchus, related to the broadbills..
Glut :: Glut (n.) The broad-nosed eel (Anguilla latirostris), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc..
Latisternal :: Latisternal (a.) Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes..
Blackboard :: Blackboard (n.) A broad board painted black, or any black surface on which writing, drawing, or the working of mathematical problems can be done with chalk or crayons. It is much used in schools..
Broadish :: Broadish (a.) Rather broad; moderately broad.
Propagation :: Propagation (n.) The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel..
Boaster :: Boaster (n.) A stone mason's broad-faced chisel.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship..
Chaetodont :: Chaetodont (n.) A marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae. The chaetodonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usually bright colors..
Flap-eared :: Flap-eared (a.) Having broad, loose, dependent ears..
Avenue :: Avenue (n.) A broad street; as, the Fifth Avenue in New York..
Leek :: Leek (n.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. Porrum), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion..
Sewellel :: Sewellel (n.) A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver..
Spoonbill :: Spoonbill (n.) Any one of several species of wading birds of the genera Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip..
Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats..
Centreboard :: Centreboard (n.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States.
Flare :: Flare (n.) An unsteady, broad, offensive light..
Broadcloth :: Broadcloth (n.) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide..
Grail :: Grail (n.) A broad, open dish; a chalice; -- only used of the Holy Grail..
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