| alligator |
either of two large crocodilian reptiles found in China and the southeastern United States and distinguished by their short broad snouts. |
| alligator flag |
any of a family of large, broad-leafed, tropical, aquatic plants that usually grow up to six feet tall and have heavy blooms of delicate blue and purple flowers. |
| arbutus |
an evergreen tree or shrub of the heath family having broad dark green leaves and bearing clusters of pink or white flowers and small strawberrylike fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| aspidistra |
a plant with broad, smooth evergreen leaves growing from the base of the stem, often cultivated as a houseplant. |
| barong |
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or cleaver that is used by the Moros of the Philippines. |
| beamy |
broad or wide, as a ship. [1/2 definitions] |
| bluebonnet |
a broad blue woolen hat, formerly worn in Scotland. [1/3 definitions] |
| boneset |
any of various plants of eastern North America that bear broad, flat clusters of small white flowers, used in folk medicine for their supposed healing qualities; thoroughwort. |
| broadbill |
any of several birds characterized by a broad bill, such as the shoveler duck. [1/2 definitions] |
| Broad Church |
of or pertaining to a liberal party in the Anglican Church that advocates a broad interpretation of rituals and traditions. (Cf. High Church, Low Church.) |
| broaden |
to make or become broad. |
| broad-gauge |
of or pertaining to railroad equipment used on a broad gauge. [1/2 definitions] |
| broadsword |
a sword with a broad flat blade. |
| buzzard |
any of several broad-winged European hawks. [1/2 definitions] |
| canna |
any of various broad-leaved tropical plants with large colorful flowers. |
| catalpa |
any of several deciduous shade trees that have broad leaves and bear clusters of white flowers and long slender pods. |
| catboat |
a broad-beamed sailboat with a single large sail on a mast set well forward. |
| catholicity |
the quality or state of being broad-minded or of having a wide range of ideas or tastes. [1/2 definitions] |
| colloquium |
an academic seminar or series of lectures on a broad topic. [1/2 definitions] |
| Conestoga wagon |
a large heavy covered wagon with broad wheels, used by early U.S. pioneers to haul their freight and household goods. |
| covey |
a broad or small group of partridges, quail, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |