broad jump
long jump | the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start |
| broad arrow | an arrow with a wide barbed head |
| broad gauge | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard . inches |
| broad hatchet | a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead |
broad interpretation
judicial activism | an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court) |
| broad-mindedness | an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior |
| broad arrow | a mark shaped like an arrowhead, used to mark convicts' clothing |
| broad arrow | an arrowhead mark identifying British government property |
long jump
broad jump | a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start |
fava bean
broad bean | shell beans cooked as lima beans |
| broad bean horse bean | a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder |
| Boston baked beans | dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork |
| pork and beans | dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce |
refried beans
frijoles refritos | dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings |
| broad | slang term for a woman, a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch |
broad-leaved montia
Montia cordifolia | succulent plant with mostly basal leaves, stem bears pair of broadly ovate or heart-shaped leaves and a loose raceme of - white flowers, western North America |
zigzag goldenrod
broad leaved goldenrod | a variety of goldenrod |
broad-leaved twayblade
Listera convallarioides | small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers, western North America |
flame tree broad-leaved bottletree
Brachychiton australis | north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves |
| broad leaved centaury | a variety of centaury with broad leaves |
broad-leaved everlasting pea
perennial pea
Lathyrus latifolius | perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers, naturalized in North America |
broad bean
broad-bean
broad-bean plant
English bean
European bean
field bean
Vicia faba | Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder |
broad bean fava bean
horsebean | seed of the broad-bean plant |
broad-leaved plantain common plantain
white-man's foot
whiteman's foot
cart-track plant
Plantago major | common European perennial naturalized worldwide, a troublesome weed |
rugel's plantain
broad-leaved plantain Plantago rugelii | North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves |
bitter dock
broad-leaved dock
yellow dock
Rumex obtusifolius | European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America |
broad buckler-fern
Dryopteris dilatata | European shield fern |
broad beech fern
southern beech fern
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
Dryopteris hexagonoptera
Thelypteris hexagonoptera | beech fern of North American woodlands having strawolored stripes |
a spill the beans
let the cat out of the bag
talk tattle blab
peach
babble sing babble out
blab out
a | divulge confidential information or secrets, Be careful--his secretary talks |
broad-headed
roundheaded
short-headed | having a brachycephalic head |
| broad-minded | inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own, a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed |
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 |
broad
unsubtle | lacking subtlety, obvious, gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave |
a across-the-board
all-embracing
all-encompassing
all-inclusive
blanket(a)
broad
encompassing
extensive
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 |
broadleaf
broad-leafed
broad-leaved | having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves |
broad
unspecific | not detailed or specific, a broad rule, the broad outlines of the plan, felt an unspecific dread |
broad(a)
full(a) | being at a peak or culminating point, broad daylight, full summer |
| broad | (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional, a broad southern accent |
broad
spacious
wide | very large in expanse or scope, a broad lawn, the wide plains, a spacious view, spacious skies |
big-shouldered
broad-shouldered
square-shouldered | having broad shoulders, big-shouldered and heavy-armed |
unshockable
broad-minded | incapable of being shocked, he was warmhearted, sensible and unshockable |
wide
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 |
| broad-brimmed | (of hats) having a broad brim |
at large
in a broad way | in a general fashion, he talked at large about his plans |
| broad-mindedly | in a broad-minded manner, the authorities broad-mindedly permitted the opening of a center for teenagers |