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Word: Wide
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English wīd ‘spacious, extensive’, wīde ‘over a large area’, of Germanic origin
wʌɪd
of great or more than average width
Short Definition:of great or more than average width
Examples:- a wide road
including a great variety of people or things
Short Definition:including great variety of people or things
Examples:- a wide range of opinion
- his wide circle of friends
at a considerable or specified distance from an intended point or target
Short Definition:at considerable or specified distance from intended point or target
Examples:- the ball was wide of the leg stump
Word: Wide
Speech Type: Noun
wʌɪd
a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batter to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.
Short Definition:ball too wide of stumps for batter
- wide ball
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