WIDE

[adverb] -r, -stThey moved the goal posts wider apart (= so that there was a larger distance between them).His eyes opened wide (= opened much more than usual) with the pain."Open wide (= Open your mouth as far as possible)," said the dentist.Wide can also mean completely.She left the door wide open.The town was wide open to attack.At 2-2 with five minutes to go, the game is still wide open.It was 3 a.m. and we were still wide awake, unable to sleep because of the noise of the rain.Wide-ranging means covering many subjects.After the lecture, there was a wide-ranging discussion.