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broad

 
 
pronunciation:
brawd
part of speech: adjective
inflections: broader, broadest
definition: When something is broad, it is very wide. Avenues are usually broad, but streets are either broad or narrow.
An eagle is a large bird with a curved beak and broad chest. It hunts small animals as it flies.
synonyms:
wide
antonyms:
narrow
similar words:
large, vast
derivations: broadly (adv.), broadness (n.)