wīˈden transitive verb and intransitive verb

1. To make or grow wide or wider
2. To throw open (Shakespeare)

wīˈdener noun

1. Someone who or something that widens
2. A kind of tool for widening something

wideˈness noun

wīˈdish adjective

wideˈ-angle adjective (photography; of a lens)

Having an angle of view of 60º or more and a short focal length

wide area network noun (computing)

A computer network operating nationally or internationally, using telecommunications links, microwaves and satellites (abbrev WAN)

wideˈawake noun

A low wide-brimmed soft felt hat

wideˈ-awakeˈness noun

The condition of being wide awake

wideˈband adjective

Another name for broadband (see under broad)

wideˈbody or wideˈ-bodˈied adjective

(of aircraft) having a wide fuselage

wide boy noun (informal)

An astute or wily person, esp one prone to sharp practice

wideˈchapped adjective (Shakespeare)

Open-mouthed

wideˈ-eyed adjective

1. Showing great surprise
2. Naive, credulous

wideˈ-gab noun (Scot)

The angler, a wide-mouthed fish

wide-oˈpen adjective (US)

Lax in enforcing laws and regulations

wideˈ-rangˈing adjective

Covering a wide range of topics, interests, cases, etc

wide receiver noun (American football)

A member of the offense whose task is to catch passes and run with the ball

wideˈscreen adjective

1. Denoting a cinema format in which the image is projected onto a wide curved screen to give the viewer a greater sense of actuality in the picture
2. Denoting a television set with a picture-width-to-height ratio of 16:9, as opposed to the common standard of 4:3

noun

A widescreen television set

wideˈ-specˈtrum adjective

(of an antibiotic, etc) effective against a wide range of micro-organisms

wideˈspread adjective

1. Extended or extending widely
2. Found, operative, etc in many places

wideˈ-stretched adjective (Shakespeare)

Large

wideˈ-watered adjective (eg Milton)

Bordered or covered by wide waters, having a great extent of water

to the wide

1. Completely
2. Utterly

wide awake

1. Fully awake
2. On the alert
3. Keen and knowing (informal)

wide of (Shakespeare)

Indifferent to, far from observing

wide of the mark

Far out, astray from the truth

wide open

1. Opened wide
2. Open to attack (informal)
3. (of a contest, etc) having an uncertain or unpredictable outcome
4. Same as wide-open above