Wide vs. Tall
Difference Between Wide and Tall
Wideadjective
Having a large physical extent from side to side.
We walked down a wide corridor.Talladjective
(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
Being tall is an advantage in basketball.Wideadjective
Large in scope.
The inquiry had a wide remit.Talladjective
(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
Wideadjective
(sports) Operating at the side of the playing area.
That team needs a decent wide player.Talladjective
(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
Wideadjective
On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
Talladjective
A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces. defined as a noun
Wideadjective
Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
Talladjective
(obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
Wideadjective
Vast, great in extent, extensive.
The wide, lifeless expanse.Talladjective
(obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
Wideadjective
Remote; distant; far.
The hut was not wide from the sea.The cabin is not wide from the lake.Talladjective
(obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
Wideadjective
(obsolete) Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.
Talladjective
(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.
Wideadjective
(computing) Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
a wide character; a wide streamTallnoun
Someone or something that is tall.
Wideadverb
extensively
He travelled far and wide.Talladjective
great in vertical dimension; high in stature;
tall peopletall buildingstall treestall shipsWideadverb
completely
He was wide awake.Talladjective
lofty in style;
he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is sayingWideadverb
away from a given goal
The arrow fell wide of the mark.Talladjective
impressively difficult;
a tall orderWideadverb
So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.
Talladjective
too improbable to admit of belief;
a tall storyWidenoun
(cricket) A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
Wideadjective
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other;
wide roadsa wide necktiewide marginsthree feet widea river two miles broadbroad shouldersa broad riverWideadjective
broad in scope or content;
across-the-board pay increasesan all-embracing definitionblanket sanctions against human-rights violatorsan invention with broad applicationsa panoptic study of Soviet nationalitygranted him wide powersWideadjective
(used of eyes) fully open or extended;
listened in round-eyed wonderstared with wide eyesWideadjective
very large in expanse or scope;
a broad lawnthe wide plainsa spacious viewspacious skiesWideadjective
great in degree;
won by a wide marginWideadjective
great in range or scope;
an extended vocabularysurgeons with extended experienceextensive examples of picture writingsuffered extensive damagea wide selectionWideadjective
having ample fabric;
the current taste for wide trousersa full skirtWideadjective
not on target;
the kick was widethe arrow was wide of the marka claim that was wide of the truthWideadverb
with or by a broad space;
stand with legs wide apartran wide around left endWideadverb
to the fullest extent possible;
open your eyes widewith the throttle wide openWideadverb
far from the intended target;
the arrow went wide of the marka bullet went astray and killed a bystanderWideadverb
to or over a great extent or range; far;
wandered wide through many landshe traveled widely
