Definition of wide

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Wide (n.) That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark..

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Live :: Live (a.) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator..
Bishop Sleeve :: Bishop sleeve () A wide sleeve, once worn by women..
Latitudinarian :: Latitudinarian (a.) Indifferent to a strict application of any standard of belief or opinion; hence, deviating more or less widely from such standard; lax in doctrine; as, latitudinarian divines; latitudinarian theology..
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..
Glucoside :: Glucoside (n.) One of a large series of amorphous or crystalline substances, occurring very widely distributed in plants, rarely in animals, and regarded as influental agents in the formation and disposition of the sugars. They are frequently of a bitter taste, but, by the action of ferments, or of dilute acids and alkalies, always break down into some characteristic substance (acid, aldehyde, alcohol, phenole, or alkaloid) and glucose (or some other sugar); hence the name. They are of the natur
Adansonia :: Adansonia (n.) A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth..
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..
Poke :: Poke (n.) A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve..
Toadfish :: Toadfish (n.) Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo..
Catgut :: Catgut (n.) A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices..
Saltmouth :: Saltmouth (n.) A wide-mouthed bottle with glass stopper for holding chemicals, especially crystallized salts..
Wide :: Wide (superl.) On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc..
Wide :: Wide (adv.) So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray..
Wide :: Wide (superl.) Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference..
Sillon :: Sillon (n.) A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it..
Saccharate :: Saccharate (n.) In a wider sense, a compound of saccharose, or any similar carbohydrate, with such bases as the oxides of calcium, barium, or lead; a sucrate..
Prevalent :: Prevalent (a.) Most generally received or current; most widely adopted or practiced; also, generally or extensively existing; widespread; prevailing; as, a prevalent observance; prevalent disease..
Text-book :: Text-book (n.) A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes..
Bosh :: Bosh (n.) The lower part of a blast furnace, which slopes inward, or the widest space at the top of this part..
Hatteria :: Hatteria (n.) A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also Sphenodon, and Tuatera..
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