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1. broad -- (slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch").

1. wide (vs. narrow), broad -- (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river").
2. across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(prenominal), broad, encompassing, panoptic, wide -- (broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers").
3. broad, unspecific -- (not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread").
4. broad, unsubtle -- (lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave").
5. broad(prenominal), full(prenominal) -- (being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon").
6. broad, spacious, wide -- (very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies").
7. broad -- ((of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent").
8. broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant -- (showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions").

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