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Wide [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Broad; having a great or considerable distance or extent between the sides; opposed to narrow; as wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry. In this use, wide is distinguished from long, which refers to the extent or distance between the ends.

2. Broad; having a great extent each way; as a wide plain; the wide ocean.

3. Remote; distant. This position is very wide from the truth.

4. Broad to a certain degree; as three feet wide

Wide [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. At a distance; far. His fame was spread wide

2. With great extent; used chiefly in composition; as wide-skirted meads; wide-waving swords; wide-wasting pestilence; wide-spreading evil.

Wide [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.

2. So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

3. So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an object or purpose; aside; astray.

Wide [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. That which is wide; wide space; width; extent.

2. That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.

Wide [Superlative] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry.

2. Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious; broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean; a wide difference.

3. Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide views; a wide understanding.

4. Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table three feet wide.

5. Remote; distant; far.

6. Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like.

7. On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

8. Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15.

Wide-awake [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; hence, knowing; keen; alert.

Wide-awake [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat.

Widegap [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The angler; -- called also widegab, and widegut.

Widely [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. With great extent each way. The gospel was widely disseminated by the apostles.

2. Very much; to a great distance; far. We differ widely in opinion.

Widely [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. In a wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far; extensively; as, the gospel was widely disseminated by the apostles.

2. Very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to differ widely in opinion.

Widen [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to extend itself.

2. And arches widen and long aisles extend.

Widen [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach. [Note.--In America, females say, to widen a stocking.]

Widen [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend.

Widen [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking.

Widened [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Made wide or wider; extended in breadth.

Widened [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Wideness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Breadth; width; great extent between the sides; as the wideness of a room.

2. Large extent in all directions; as the wideness of the sea or ocean.

Wideness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The quality or state of being wide; breadth; width; great extent from side to side; as, the wideness of a room.

2. Large extent in all directions; broadness; greatness; as, the wideness of the sea or ocean.

Widening [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Extending the distance between the sides; enlarging in all directions.

Widening [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Widespread [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement.

Widewhere [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Widely; far and wide.

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Genesis 6:15

And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

Exodus 25:10

And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exodus 25:17

And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 25:23

Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exodus 25:25

And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

Exodus 26:2

The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.

Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size.

Exodus 26:8

The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.

Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.

Exodus 26:16

Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.

Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 27:1

And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

Exodus 27:12

And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.

The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.

Exodus 27:13

And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

The east side of the courtyard, toward the sunrise, is to be fifty cubits wide.

Exodus 27:18

The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.

The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.

Exodus 28:16

Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.

It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

Exodus 30:2

A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.

It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.

Exodus 36:9

The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.

Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size.

Exodus 36:15

The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.

Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.

Exodus 36:21

The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.

Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 37:1

And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

Exodus 37:6

And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Exodus 37:10

And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.