broad shoulders
the ability to take criticism, or accept responsibility.
broad
UK /bɹɔːd/ US /bɹɔd/
noun 7adj 5name 1
Collocations
5(adj.)
VERBS
be
ADV
extremely, very | fairly, pretty, quite, rather, reasonably, relatively
enough, sufficiently
The company's product range wasn't broad enough to compete with larger retailers.
unusually
The restaurant serves an unusually broad range of international dishes.
Definitions
adj
1
Wide in extent or scope.
three feet broad
the broad expanse of ocean
2
Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.
broad and open day
crushing the minds of its victims in the broad and open day
3
Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.
a broad mixture of falsehood
4
Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.
The words in the Constitution are broad enough to include the case.
in a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way
5
Plain; evident.
a broad hint
noun
1
A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
2
A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
3
A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
4
A kind of floodlight.
[…] fresnel spotlights, old-type broads, sky-pans, cone-lights, etc.
Some broads have barn doors (see page 115) to block gross light spill into other set areas; others have even an adjustable beam, […]
5
A playing card.
I reckon as old Sol couldn't ha' lived without a pack of broads. If he couldn't find anybody to play with him, he'd play alone, […]
noun
1
A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
“Now we go up Bowery Street look at broads. Me pay.”
2
A woman or girl.
They always hook you in the end, them broads. This whole trouble is on account of a dame reads a book.
Hey, man, Truck, you got to understand, she's a no class broad and you a gross son of a bitch. Naturally, she don't like you.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — lacking subtlety
- unsubtle
adjective — broad in scope or content
- across-the-board
- all-embracing
- all-encompassing
- all-inclusive
- encompassing
- extensive
- panoptic
adjective — not detailed or specific
- unspecific
adjective — very large in expanse or scope
- spacious
- wide
adjective — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the othe
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
broad in the beam
Wide across the hull.
Ah! She's not that old green launch with a yellow line, very broad in the beam?
paint with a broad brush
To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.
I'm just painting with a broad brush. You fellows fill in the details.
broad strokes
Major features or key points; outline.
The President made his proposals in broad strokes, and the details remain to be worked out.
not be able to hit the broad side of a barn
To have very poor aim, such as while using firearms or in sports.
No, I am really not good at batting in baseball. I cannot hit the broad side of a barn, really.
Example Bank
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three feet broad
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the broad expanse of ocean
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Thus Falstaff, in Shakspeare, is a character of the broadest comedy, giving himself unreservedly to the senses, coolly ignoring the Reason, whilst he invokes its name, pretending to patriotism and to
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[…] fresnel spotlights, old-type broads, sky-pans, cone-lights, etc.
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Some broads have barn doors (see page 115) to block gross light spill into other set areas; others have even an adjustable beam, […]
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Light bounced from large white surfaces (e.g., matte reflector boards, or a white ceiling). Floodlights include scoops, broads, floodlight, banks, internally reflected units, strip lights, and cyclora
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, broad is marked as archaic, slang, dated, UK, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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