query | A b____ hint is a very obvious hint.A broad hint is a very obvious hint. They've been giving broad hints about what to expect. He hinted broadly that he would like to come. |
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word | broad |
full-definition | adjective Something that is broad is wide . His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow. The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river. ...a broad expanse of green lawn. A broad smile is one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused . He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile. Charles grinned broadly. You use broad to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people. A broad range of issues was discussed. ...a broad coalition of workers, peasants, students and middle class professionals. This gives children a more broadly based education. You use broad to describe a word or meaning which covers or refers to a wide range of different things. The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word 'science'. ...restructuring in the broad sense of the word. We define education very broadly. You use broad to describe a feeling or opinion that is shared by many people, or by people of many different kinds . The agreement won broad support in the U.S. Congress. ...a film with broad appeal. The new law has been broadly welcomed by road safety organisations. A broad description or idea is general rather than detailed. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development. We have discussed in broad terms the course of action appropriate at each stage. There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done. Broadly, it makes connections between ideas about healing and how they link to plants. A broad hint is a very obvious hint. They've been giving broad hints about what to expect. He hinted broadly that he would like to come. A broad accent is strong and noticeable . ...a Briton who spoke in a broad Yorkshire accent. noun Some people refer to women as broads . This use could cause offence . |
inflections | broaderbroadestbroadsbroadlybroadlybroadlybroadlybroadlybroadly |
cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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