broad
- n slang term for a woman
a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch - a having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
a river two miles broad
broad shoulders
a broad river - s broad in scope or content
an invention with broad applications - s not detailed or specific
a broad rule
the broad outlines of the plan - s lacking subtlety; obvious
gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave - s being at a peak or culminating point
broad daylight - s very large in expanse or scope
a broad lawn - s (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
a broad southern accent - s showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
a broad political stance
generous and broad sympathies
broad-leafed
- s having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
broad-leaved
- s having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves