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Look up: Broad

  1. broad
    [adj] - very large in expanse or scope 2. [adj] - (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional 3. [adj] - not detailed or specific 4. [adj] - lacking subtlety 5. [adj] - showing or characterized by broad-mindedness 6. [n] - slang term for a woman
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Broad
    A picture-language tasting term. In common with many descriptors for taste, it is hard to give a precise definition for this, but imagine a wine that has flavour and aroma elements that peak across the whole spectrum of tastes and smells, and you've got yourself a 'broad' wine.
    Found on http://www.surf4wine.co.uk/glossary.html

  3. broad
    a deal less than 11-12in(254-305mm)wide Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a market or exchange term indicating that there is a good demand for commodities or securities Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. broad
    Gold £1 coin struck in 1656 which was circulated for only a short period. Broads usually bear a portrait of Oliver Cromwell.
    Found on http://www.antique-crafts.co.uk/glossary

  5. Broad
    Broad adjective [ Compar. Broader ; superl. Broadest .] [ Middle English brod , brad , Anglo-Saxon brād ; akin to Old Saxon brēd , Dutch breed , German breit , Icelandic brei...r , Swedish & Danish bred , Goth. braids . Confer Breadth .] 1. …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/100

  6. Broad
    Broad noun 1. The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar. 2. The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen. [ Local, Eng.] Southey. 3. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders. Knight.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/100

  7. broad
    large-minded adjective showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; `a broad political stance`; `generous and broad sympathies`; `a liberal newspaper`; `tolerant of his opponent`s opinions`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. broad
    spacious adjective very large in expanse or scope; `a broad lawn`; `the wide plains`; `a spacious view`; `spacious skies`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. broad
    unspecific adjective not detailed or specific; `a broad rule`; `the broad outlines of the plan`; `felt an unspecific dread`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. broad
    unsubtle adjective lacking subtlety; obvious; `gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. broad
    adjective (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional; `a broad southern accent`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  12. broad
    noun slang term for a woman; `a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  13. Broad
    • (superl.) Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean. • (superl.) Characterized by breadth. See Breadth. • (n.) The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen. • (superl.) Free; unrestrained; unconfined. • (superl.) Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full. • (sup...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. Broad
    A rectangular open-faced light which is used for general fill or for cyc illumination. (Lighting)
    Found on http://www.filmland.com/glossary/Diction

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5 December 2008

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On 5th December 1872 a crewman on watch on board the British ship Dei Gratia sighted vessel that seemed to be in distress. Three seamen lowered the Dei Gratia's small boat and rowed across to the troubled craft to offer assistance. They hauled themselves over the ship's rails and dropped onto the deck; save for the sound of the wind in the sails and the eerie creaking of the ship's timbers, there was not a sound. The seamen searched the ship from stem to stern and found her to be in excellent condition, but there was not a soul on board. Her crew had disappeared. The name of the ship was Mary Celeste. read more

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