Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

width

[width, witth, with]

noun

  1. extent from side to side; breadth; wideness.

  2. a piece of the full wideness, as of cloth.



width

/ ɪθ /

noun

  1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side, usually being the shortest dimension or (for something fixed) the shortest horizontal dimension

  2. the state or fact of being wide

  3. a piece or section of something at its full extent from side to side

    a width of cloth

  4. the distance across a rectangular swimming bath, as opposed to its length

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of width1

1620–30; wide + -th 1, modeled on breadth, etc.
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of width1

C17: from wide + -th 1 , analogous to breadth
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Madueke started the match on the left wing to give England width, the opposite side to where he usually plays for Chelsea.

From

When the ball is wider than that, Root cashes in on the width, scoring at an average of 94.5 and striking at 109.

From

West Indies bowlers struggled for consistency on a chilly evening, offering far too much width as she dominated through the covers and down the ground with 12 fours in her knock.

From

In recent years, it's become fashionable to blame the size and width of the cars.

From

The pathologist also found bruising in the shape of parallel lines to her neck, consistent with a belt of about 3cm in width.

From

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


widow womanwidthwise