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broad-shouldered \broad-shouldered\ adj.
same as {big-shouldered}.
Syn: big-shouldered, square-shouldered. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
broad-shouldered
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broad-shouldered — adjective having broad shoulders big shouldered and heavy armed • Syn: ↑big shouldered, ↑square shouldered • Similar to: ↑robust … Useful english dictionary
broad-shouldered — /brɔd ˈʃoʊldəd/ (say brawd shohlduhd) adjective 1. broad across the shoulders. 2. capable of dealing with many problems or difficulties. See shoulder (def. 19). –broad shoulderedness, noun …
broad shouldered — Synonyms and related words: able bodied, athletic, brawny, burly, hairychested, he mannish, macho, muscle bound, muscular, potent, sinewy, thewy, thickset, ultramasculine, virile, viripotent, well built, well knit, well set, well set up, wiry … Moby Thesaurus
broad shouldered — having wide shoulders … English contemporary dictionary
broad-shouldered — having wide shoulders, having shoulders which are set far apart … English contemporary dictionary
broad-shouldered — Kīwa awa a, kihikihi nā po ohiwi, polinahe … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Broad — (br[add]d), a. [Compar. {Broader} (br[add]d [ e]r); superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br[=a]d; akin to OS. br[=e]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. brei[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.] 1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broad acres — Broad Broad (br[add]d), a. [Compar. {Broader} (br[add]d [ e]r); superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br[=a]d; akin to OS. br[=e]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. brei[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.] 1. Wide; extend in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broad arrow — Broad Broad (br[add]d), a. [Compar. {Broader} (br[add]d [ e]r); superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br[=a]d; akin to OS. br[=e]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. brei[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.] 1. Wide; extend in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broad pennant — Broad Broad (br[add]d), a. [Compar. {Broader} (br[add]d [ e]r); superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS. br[=a]d; akin to OS. br[=e]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel. brei[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.] 1. Wide; extend in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
