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| Arawak |
a member of an Indian people once widespread throughout the West Indies, now living chiefly in northern South America. [1/2 definitions] |
| Black Death |
a deadly plague, probably bubonic, that was widespread in Europe in the mid-fourteenth century, characterized by dark splotches on the skin. |
| black widow |
a small spider, widespread in the United States, of which the female has a shiny, black body with an hourglass-shaped red mark on its underside, a poisonous but usu. not fatal bite, and a reputation for sometimes devouring its mate. |
| blizzard |
a heavy and widespread snowstorm of lengthy duration. [1/2 definitions] |
| Buddhism |
a spiritual philosophy and religion, founded in the sixth century B.C. by Buddha and widespread in Asia, that teaches release from the self and from one's earthly desires. |
| catastrophe |
a calamity with widespread effects; disaster. [1/3 definitions] |
| chlamydia |
a widespread venereal disease resembling gonorrhea. [1/2 definitions] |
| coltsfoot |
a widespread perennial weed, named for the shape of its leaves. |
| common |
widespread; general. [1/9 definitions] |
| cry |
a widespread public complaint; clamor. [1/11 definitions] |
| currency |
widespread acceptance. [1/2 definitions] |
| depression |
an economic state in which business is very bad, unemployment is very high, and poverty is widespread. (See recession1.) [1/7 definitions] |
| disaster |
a sudden calamity, esp. one causing widespread damage or suffering such as an earthquake, flood, oil spill, or fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| distressed |
of, pertaining to, or designating an area or neighborhood suffering from widespread poverty or a natural disaster. [1/3 definitions] |
| extended |
having an enlarged dimension; widespread; extensive. [1/3 definitions] |
| fame |
widespread recognition; public esteem; renown. [1/2 definitions] |
| famine |
an extreme and widespread shortage of food. |
| famous |
having widespread recognition or public esteem; renowned. [1/2 definitions] |
| firestorm |
an intense, widespread fire, caused by heavy conventional bombing or by an atomic explosion. [1/2 definitions] |
| general |
common, customary, or widespread. [1/5 definitions] |
| Gilded Age |
in U.S. history, the post-Civil War era, characterized by rapid industrialization, economic expansion, and widespread corruption in business and government. |
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