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little
Adjective
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If something is little, its size is not big.
I just ate a tiny little piece of the cake.
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A little while, distance, etc. is not long.
Could you just wait a little while more?
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A little person or animal is young.
Two little boys were fighting on the playground.
little
Determinative
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Little money, room, help, etc. is a small amount of it; not much.
They understood little or no French.
He was busy and had little time for children.
Try to spend as little of your money as possible.
We saw little of her after the first day.
Little is known about the problem.
The building was destroyed leaving little more than rock and glass.
She's a quiet person with little to say about these things.
This has little to do with him and a lot to do with you.
We saved what little was left.
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.
nosed
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adjective
having a nose (either literal or metaphoric) especially of a specified kind
bat
Noun
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A bat is a small, furry animal (a mammal) that has wings and can fly.
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A bat is a special stick used to hit the ball in baseball, and in some other games.
bat
Verb
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If you bat, you swing something or try to hit something.
She batted her eyelashes shyly.
The cat batted at the mouse with its paws.
The baseball player did not bat well in the game.