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broad
Adjective
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If something is broad, the distance from one side to the other is large.
Her shoulders were swimmer's shoulders, strong and broad.
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If something is broad, it includes a lot.
They have laws now which give very, very broad powers to the President.
We have a range of activities broad enough to include teachers in all program areas and in all grade levels.
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Broad senses, definitions, agreements, etc. are general, not detailed.
We accept a broad definition of music to include any sound organized in an meaningful way.
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A broad area is a large area.
They walked through the broad field behind the building.
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A broad accent is one that is very noticeable.
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If something happens in broad daylight, it happens during the day where many people can see it.
broad
Noun
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A broad is a woman.
There's this German broad, fuckin' bitch, who told me I'm going to jail for her pushin' her stupid ass.
band
Noun
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A band is a group of people working together]
Those in the army who fought closely together in the war were called a band of brothers.
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A band is a group of people who play different instruments together. It can be of any size.
The band played loud music.
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A band is piece of material, often metal, with the shape of a circle.
A band was placed around the box to prevent it from breaking open.
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A band is a simple ring for the finger.
The man gave his wife a band of gold at the wedding.
band
Verb
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To band together is to get together in a group.
The friends banded together in school.
siren
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noun
eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
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noun
a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
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noun
an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
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noun
(= enchantress)
a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
Siren
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noun
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song