Definition of wide

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Wide (superl.) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15..

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Saw-set :: Saw-set (n.) An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little sidewise, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the thickness of the blade, to prevent friction; -- called also saw-wrest..
Gasp :: Gasp (v. i.) To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently..
Militia :: Militia (n.) In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and available for such service; specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for military instruction and discipline, but not subject to be called into actual service except in emergencies..
Live :: Live (a.) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator..
Wilderness :: Wilderness (v. t.) A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind..
Overlap :: Overlap (n.) An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions..
Straddle :: Straddle (v. i.) To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart.
Far :: Far (adv.) To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other..
Wide :: Wide (superl.) Remote; distant; far.
Blazon :: Blazon (v. t.) To depict in colors; to display; to exhibit conspicuously; to publish or make public far and wide.
Yawn :: Yawn (n.) The act of opening wide, or of gaping..
Struthionine :: Struthiones (n. pl.) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae..
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..
Wide :: Wide (superl.) Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like..
Poke :: Poke (n.) A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve..
Stare :: Stare (v. i.) To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object..
Blaze :: Blaze (v. i.) To make public far and wide; to make known; to render conspicuous.
Spread :: Spread (v. t.) To extend so as to cover something; to extend to a great or grater extent in every direction; to cause to fill or cover a wide or wider space.
Widening :: Widening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wide.
Courser :: Courser (n.) A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family..
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