width
[noun]
Synonyms: breadth, compass, diameter, extent, girth, scope, span, thickness

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

width /wɪdθ/ noun
[Word Family: adverb: wide, widely; verb: widen; noun: width; adjective: wide]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: wide]

1. [uncountable and countable] the distance from one side of something to the other ⇒ breadth, length
width of
What’s the width of the desk?
three feet/two metres etc in width
It’s about six metres in width.

2. run/extend the (full) width of something to exist from one side of something to the other:
a covered terrace extending the full width of the house

3. [countable] the distance from one side of a swimming pool to the other:
I swam ten widths.

4. [countable] a piece of cloth that has been measured and cut
width of
four widths of curtain material

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

width
noun
ADJ. great the great width of his shoulders
full, overall, total, whole | narrow The fabric is only available in a narrow width.
maximum, minimum
VERB + WIDTH have The windows have a width of six feet.
measure Measure the width of each side.
increase | decrease, narrow (to), reduce The snow had narrowed the width of the road to a single track. The road narrows to a width of just four metres.
vary in
WIDTH + VERB grow, increase | decrease | vary
WIDTH + NOUN measurement | fitting The boots are available in a choice of width fittings.
PREP. across the ~ The pattern goes across the full width of the material.
in ~ The car is 1.775m in width.

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