Definition of broad

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Broad (superl.) Plain; evident; as, a broad hint..

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Paddle :: Paddle (v. i.) The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a paddle..
Action :: Action (n.) A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense..
Drove :: Drove (n.) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; -- called also drove chisel.
Broad :: Broad (n.) The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.
Guidon :: Guidon (v. t.) A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry, which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other, or that used to direct the movements of a body of infantry, or to make signals at sea; also, the flag of a guild or fraternity. In the United States service, each company of cavalry has a guidon..
Blade :: Blade (n.) The broad part of an oar; also, one of the projecting arms of a screw propeller..
Broadmouth :: Broadmouth (n.) One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds..
Fillet :: Fillet (n.) A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt.
Latisternal :: Latisternal (a.) Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes..
Glut :: Glut (n.) The broad-nosed eel (Anguilla latirostris), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc..
Castor :: Castor (n.) A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship..
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..
Fron''tated :: Fron'tated (a.) Growing broader and broader, as a leaf; truncate..
Cockscomb :: Cockscomb (n.) A plant (Celosia cristata), of many varieties, cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant flowers; -- sometimes called garden cockscomb. Also the Pedicularis, or lousewort, the Rhinanthus Crista-galli, and the Onobrychis Crista-galli..
Alligator :: Alligator (n.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America..
Archipelago :: Archipelago (n.) Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.
Wing :: Wing (n.) One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming..
"""broad Gauge " :: Broad gauge () A wider distance between the rails than the standard gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge..
Latirostrous :: Latirostrous (a.) Having a broad beak.
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