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wide

n. a stroke of the ball that is so high over or so wide of the wicket that it passes out of the batsman's reach

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wide

adv. to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"

wide

adv. with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"

wide, astray

adv. far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"

wide, widely

adv. to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely"

wide

adj. great in degree; "won by a wide margin"

wide, wide of the mark

adj. not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth"

wide-eyed, wide

adj. (used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide eyes"

wide, wide-cut, full

adj. having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"

across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide

adj. broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

unrestricted

adj. lacking any controls: "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv

regular(a), veritable(a)

adj. often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"

comprehensive

adj. broad in scope; "a comprehensive survey of world affairs"

thick

adj. not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"

faulty, incorrect, wrong

adj. characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"

unfaithful

adj. not trustworthy; "an unfaithful reproduction"

yawning

adj. with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation"

agaze, staring

adj. (used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder; "staring eyes"

generous

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

full, good

adj. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"

long

adj. having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"

all-around(a), all-round(a), well-rounded

adj. many-sided; "an all-around athlete"; "a well-rounded curriculum"

universal

adj. adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations; "universal wrench", "universal chuck"; "universal screwdriver"

door-to-door, house-to-house

adj. omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next; "a door-to-door campaign"; "house-to-house coverage"

encyclopedic, encyclopaedic

adj. broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge"

sweeping, extensive, thorough, exhaustive

adj. broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

large

adj. having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy"

omnibus(a)

adj. providing for many things at once; "an omnibus law"

plenary

adj. full in all respects; "a plenary session of the legislature"; "a diplomat with plenary powers"

spatiotemporal, spaciotemporal

adj. existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration

super

adj. including more than a specified category; "a super experiment"

umbrella

adj. covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"

narrow

adj. very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"

limited

adj. small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"

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