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tow-head (medicine)


tow-head


1. An urchin who has soft, whitish hair.

2. <zoology> The hooded merganser.

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broad 1, adjective (oh)



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1 ?wide?
2 ?including a lot?
3 ?General?
4 ?large area?
5 ?way of speaking?
6 broad smile/grin
7 in broad daylight
8 broad hint
9 a broad church
10 ?humour?
11 broad in the beam
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[Language: Old English; Origin: brad]
?WIDE?
a road, river, or part of someone's body etc that is broad is wide
-opposite narrow narrow
-see also breadth breadth
::We went along a broad passage.
::He was six feet tall, with broad shoulders.
six feet/three metres etc broad
::The room is three metres long and two metres broad.
see usage note wide 1
?INCLUDING A LOT?
including many different kinds of things or people
-opposite narrow narrow
-see also breadth breadth
::The show aims to reach the broadest possible audience.
broad range/spectrum
::Students here study a broad range of subjects.
broad category/field/area etc
::Private pension schemes fall into two broad categories.
::a party which lacks a broad base of political support
::The play is a comedy, in the broadest sense of the word .
?General?
concerning the main ideas or parts of something rather than all the details
::The client should understand, in broad terms , the likely cost of the case.
broad consensus/agreement etc
::The members were in broad agreement.
broad outline/framework
::I'll give you a broad outline of the plan.
?LARGE AREA?
covering a large area
::a broad expanse of water
?WAY OF SPEAKING?
a broad accent clearly shows where you come from
-synonym strong strong
::a broad Scottish accent
broad smile/grin
a big smile
::Abby came in with a broad smile on her face.
in broad daylight
if something, especially a crime, happens in broad daylight, it happens in the daytime and in public
::The attack happened in broad daylight, in one of the busiest parts of town.
broad hint
a hint (=suggestion) that is very clear and easy to understand
::In June he gave a broad hint that he might retire.
a broad church
BrE an organization that contains a wide range of opinions
::The Labour Party has to be a broad church.
?HUMOUR?
broad humour is rather rude or concerned with sex
broad in the beam
informal having large or fat hips