noun Download 🔗Share A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score Examples : "The umpire called a wide, giving the team an extra run. " sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having a large physical extent from side to side. Examples : "We walked down a wide corridor." area appearance building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc. Examples : "The student swung the bat too wide, missing the ball completely. " sport mark essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth. Examples : "My aunt's singing voice was wide, open, and full of warmth. " phonetics language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (now rare) Vast, great in extent, extensive. Examples : "The wide, lifeless expanse." area geography space essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adverb Download 🔗Share Away from a given goal Examples : "A few shots were fired but they all went wide." direction sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening. Examples : "The doorway was wide enough for the large furniture to pass through easily. " space area essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading