Noun

• S: (n) broad (slang term for a woman) "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

Adjective

• S: (adj) wide, broad (having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other) "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"
• S: (adj) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide (broad in scope or content) "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
• S: (adj) broad, unspecific (not detailed or specific) "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
• S: (adj) broad, unsubtle (lacking subtlety; obvious) "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
• S: (adj) broad, full (being at a peak or culminating point) "broad daylight"; "full summer"
• S: (adj) broad, spacious, wide (very large in expanse or scope) "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"
• S: (adj) broad ((of speech) heavily and noticeably regional) "a broad southern accent"
• S: (adj) broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant (showing or characterized by broad-mindedness) "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"