widest
Variant of wide
adjective wider, widest
- extending over a large area; esp., extending over a larger area from side to side than is usual or normal: a wide bed
- of a specified extent from side to side: three miles wide
- of great extent, range, or inclusiveness: a wide variety, wide reading
- roomy; ample; loose; full: wide pants
- open or extended to full width: eyes wide with fear
- landing, striking, or ending far from the point, issue, etc. aimed at: usually with of: wide of the target
- ☆ having a relatively low proportion of protein: said of livestock feed
- Phonet. lax ()
adverb wider, widest
- over a relatively large area; widely: to travel far and wide
- to a large or full extent; fully: with the door wide open
- so as to miss the point, issue, etc. aimed at; astray: shots that went wide
noun
- Rare a wide area
- Cricket a ball bowled out of the batsman's reach, counted as a run for the batting team
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