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 |
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 |
bloodthirsty bloody-minded sanguinary | marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed, bloody-minded tyrants, bloodthirsty yells, went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood-G.W.Johnson |
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 |
open-minded | ready to entertain new ideas, an open-minded curiosity, open-minded impartiality |
narrow-minded narrow | lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view, a brilliant but narrow-minded judge, narrow opinions |
close-minded closed-minded | not ready to receive to new ideas |
petty small-minded | contemptibly narrow in outlook, petty little comments, disgusted with their small-minded pettiness |
dirty-minded | having lewd thoughts |
broad unsubtle | lacking subtlety, obvious, gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave |
addled befuddled muddled muzzy woolly wooly woolly-headed wooly-minded | confused and vague, used especially of thinking, muddleheaded ideas, your addled little brain, woolly thinking, woolly-headed ideas |
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 |
progressive reformist reform-minded | favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) |
right-minded | disposed toward or having views based on what is right, respect for law which every right-minded citizen ought to have- Bertrand Russell |
strong-minded | marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment |
broadleaf broad-leafed broad-leaved | having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves |
fair-minded | of a person, just and impartial, not prejudiced |
broad unspecific | not detailed or specific, a broad rule, the broad outlines of the plan, felt an unspecific dread |
evil-minded | having evil thoughts or intentions |
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 |
apt(p) disposed(p) given(p) minded(p) tending(p) | (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward, he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant, I am not minded to answer any questions |
broad spacious wide | very large in expanse or scope, a broad lawn, the wide plains, a spacious view, spacious skies |
like-minded | of the same turn of mind |
b exalted elevated sublime grand high-flown high-minded lofty rarefied rarified idealistic noble-minded b | of high moral or intellectual value, elevated in nature or style, an exalted ideal, argue in terms of high-flown ideals- Oliver Franks, a noble and lofty concept, a grand purpose |