broad

slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"

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"

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"

not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"

lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"

being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer"

very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"

(of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; "a broad southern accent"

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"