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Word Meanings - SELECTIVE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Selecting; tending to select. This selective providence of the Almighty. Bp. Hall.

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  • ECLECTICISM
    Theory or practice of an eclectic.
  • BROADSWORD
    A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.
  • BROADBILL
    A wild duck , which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; - - called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.
  • BROADLY
    In a broad manner.
  • BROADCLOTH
    A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width ; -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
  • BROADCAST
    1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused. 2. Scattering in all directions ; -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
  • BROAD-BRIMMED
    Having a broad brim. A broad-brimmed flat silver plate. Tatler.
  • BROAD CHURCH
    A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied
  • BROADBRIM
    1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends. 2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.
  • BROAD-HORNED
    Having horns spreading widely.
  • BROADWISE
    Breadthwise.
  • BROADEN
    To grow broad; to become broader or wider. The broadening sun appears. Wordsworth.
  • ECLECTICALLY
    In an eclectic manner; by an eclectic method.
  • ECLECTIC
    1. Selecting; choosing (what is true or excellent in doctrines, opinions, etc.) from various sources or systems; as, an eclectic philosopher. 2. Consisting, or made up, of what is chosen or selected; as, an eclectic method; an eclectic magazine.
  • BROADSEAL
    To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant. Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. B. Jonson.
  • BROADLEAF
    A tree of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.
  • SELECTIVE
    Selecting; tending to select. This selective providence of the Almighty. Bp. Hall.
  • BROADAX; BROADAXE
    1. An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax. 2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.
  • BROADISH
    Rather broad; moderately broad.
  • BROAD
    Characterized by breadth. See Breadth. 9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor. 10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent. Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.;
  • ABROAD
    1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad. The fox roams far abroad. Prior. 2. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad. I went to St. James',

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