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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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Discursive :: Discursive (a.) Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory.

Diffuse :: Diffuse (a.) Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer..

Pepper :: Pepper (n.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth..

Fermentation :: Fermentation (n.) The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance into new compounds by the action of a ferment, either formed or unorganized. It differs in kind according to the nature of the ferment which causes it..

Ringent :: Ringent (a.) Having the lips widely separated and gaping like an open mouth; as a ringent bilabiate corolla.

Wide :: Wide (superl.) Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference..

Baleen :: Baleen (n.) Plates or blades of whalebone, from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Balaenoidea) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth..

Widewhere :: Widewhere (adv.) Widely; far and wide.

Lagophthalmos :: Lagophthalmos (n.) A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance..

Enlargement :: Enlargement (n.) Diffusiveness of speech or writing; expatiation; a wide range of discourse or argument.

Enwiden :: Enwiden (v. t.) To widen.

Fame :: Fame (v. t.) To report widely or honorably.

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..

Wide-awake :: Wide-awake (n.) A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat..

Algonkin :: Algonkin (n.) One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence..

Encyclopedical :: Encyclopedical (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia; embracing a wide range of subjects..

Cucurbite :: Cucurbite (n.) A vessel or flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic..

Grasp :: Grasp (n.) Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.

Wide :: Wide (adv.) To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide..

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..