Phrase Hound found 104 phrases and 115 compound words that contain broad. The most common are listed below. Open broad in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 104
- broad-spectrumHaving a wide scope or range of activity (as against pathogens, pests, parasites, or other problems).
- broad daylightAbundant natural illumination in daytime, producing clear visibility; hence, daytime.
- broad beanAn edible bean that has broad seeds (Vicia faba).
- in broad daylightIn ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
- broad churchA wide scope of political or religious philosophies and ideas.
- broad gaugeA track gauge that is greater than standard gauge.
- broad-mindedHaving an open mind; tolerant of diversity; with broad views on different issues.
- broad-billed sandpiperA type of sandpiper, (Calidris falcinellus)
- broad reachThe point of sail where the wind is blowing from sternwards of the side of the vessel
- Broad GreenA number of places in England:
- Broad StreetA number of settlements in England:
- Broad TownA village and civil parish south-west of Swindon, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0977).
- French BroadA river in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Tennessee, a tributary of the Tennessee River.
- broad-leavedHaving relatively broad leaves.
- broad-basedOf a tax: applying to most or all taxpayers or transactions, rather than a targeted subset.
- broad arrowa metal arrowhead, comprising a tang and two barbs meeting at a point; used traditionally in heraldry, and later by the British government to mark government property and convict uniforms.
- broad acresYorkshire, England.
- broad strokesMajor features or key points; outline.
- broad-winged hawkButeo platypterus, a small hawk of the Buteo genus.
- Broad HavenA coastal village and bay in The Havens community, western Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8613).
- broad-brushGeneral and sweeping in scope but lacking detail.
- Broad BrookA census-designated place in the town of East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
- broad moneyThat part of the money supply comprising both highly liquid "narrow money" and less liquid forms.
- broad whitefishA species of whitefish, Coregonus nasus, found in Russia and northern North America.
- broad shouldersthe ability to take criticism, or accept responsibility.
Compound words 115
- abroadBeyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- broadbandA wideband of electromagnetic frequencies.
- breadthThe extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
- BradleyA placename:
- BradshawThe name of some places in Northern England.
- broadsideOne side of a ship above the waterline.
- broadleafPertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
- broadclothA dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
- broadswordA type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
- BroadviewA suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.