wide

• ball which misses the goal (in cricket); expansive place (archaic)
broad; having the breadth of; spacious; open, extended; far to the left or to the right of a goal; shrewd (slang)
to the most open position; to a great distance; to a great extent; completely; far to the left or to the right of a goal
-wide combines with nouns that refer to a place, area, or organization in order to form adjectives or adverbs indicating that something exists or happens throughout the whole of that place area or organization. for example, a `worldwide' problem affects everybody in the world.
-wide can also combine with any unit of distance to form adjectives that describe the width of something.
something that is wide measures a large distance from one side to the other.
wide is used in questions and statements about the distance something measures from one side or edge to the other.
if you open or spread something wide, you open or spread it to its fullest extent.
if your eyes are wide or wide open, they are more open than usual, because you are surprised or frightened.
a wide variety, range, or selection includes a lot of different things.
you also use wide when describing something which is believed or known by many people.
a wide difference or gap between two things is a large one.
wide is used to describe something relating to the most important or general parts of a situation.
a wide shot or punch does not hit its target.
far and wide: see far.