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broad-shouldered

Meaning of "broad-shouldered" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BROAD-SHOULDERED

ˈbrɔːdˌʃəʊldəd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROAD-SHOULDERED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Broad-Shouldered is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BROAD-SHOULDERED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Veliidae

Veliidae is a family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. They are commonly known as riffle bugs, smaller water striders or broad-shouldered water striders because the segment immediately behind the head is wider than the rest of the abdomen, unlike in the typical water striders, close relatives which are also in superfamily Gerrioidea. Unlike some Gerridae, riffle bugs are small, typically about 4.5 mm.

Definition of broad-shouldered in the English dictionary

The definition of broad-shouldered in the dictionary is having broad shoulders.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BROAD-SHOULDERED

bewildered · considered · disordered · enfouldered · fendered · gendered · industry-standard · multi-standard · narrow-shouldered · nonstandard · ordered · powdered · prerecorded · square-shouldered · standard · substandard · transgendered · unconsidered · unhindered · unordered

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROAD-SHOULDERED

broad gauge · broad jump · broad seal · broad-based · broad-brimmed · broad-gauge · broad-leaved · broad-minded · broad-mindedly · broad-mindedness · broad-spectrum · broadaxe · broadband · broadbill · broadbrim · broadbrush · broadcast · broadcaster · broadcasting

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROAD-SHOULDERED

bladdered · centered · covered · glandered · ill-considered · mentally disordered · recovered · registered · remembered · round-shouldered · scundered · supercalendered · suspendered · unanswered · undisordered · unlaundered · unpowdered · well-considered · well-ordered · what the doctor ordered

Synonyms and antonyms of broad-shouldered in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «broad-shouldered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROAD-SHOULDERED

Find out the translation of broad-shouldered to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of broad-shouldered from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «broad-shouldered» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

宽肩膀
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

hombros anchos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

broad-shouldered
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

व्यापक कंधों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المنكبين -
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

плечистый
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

de ombros largos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাপক কাঁধে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

large d´épaules
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Luas bahu
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

breitschultrig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

肩幅の広い
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

넓은 어깨
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Amba
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vai rộng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பரந்த shouldered
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

विस्तृत-खांदा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

geniş omuzlu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

spalle larghe
65 millions of speakers
pl

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barczysty
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

плечистий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

lat în umeri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευρεία ώμους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

breë skouers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bredaxlad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bredskuldret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of broad-shouldered

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROAD-SHOULDERED»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about broad-shouldered

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROAD-SHOULDERED»

Discover the use of broad-shouldered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to broad-shouldered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Zuni Origins: Toward a New Synthesis of Southwestern Archaeology
The broad- shouldered Basketmaker figure wearing a necklace and fringed garment is superimposed over an earlier Archaic anthropomorph. Photograph by C. Schaafsma, 1995. Figure 15.5. Map showing the distribution of broad- shouldered ...
David A. Gregory, David R. Wilcox, 2010
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Supreme Court Appellate Division-First Department: Gertrude ...
Q. Was he broad shouldered? A. Yes, hi* was broad shouldered than me. Q. He was more broad shouldered than you? A. Yes; he was much younger than me. Q. What did you say in answer to that question — he was broad shouldered?
3
CSI In Extremis
Moments later, the still night air erupted in a jackhammer burst of 9mm rounds as the charging broad-shouldered man fired an Uzi submachine gun in the general direction of the already frantically retreating Hispanic. As Mialkovsky watched ...
Ken Goddard, 2012
4
Charlotte's Tree
He was followed by the one he had called Senator of the day before and the broad shouldered one. They picked their way through the mass of tangled humanity until they arrived to where Henri sat blinking. “Hey, you. What's your name?
LaFlorya Gauthier, 2003
5
Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect
The fact that the broad-shouldered man shouted “Lipski!” was a point of interest to the police. The use of the term “Lipski” was in all likelihood a reference to a widely publicized murder that had occurred a year previously in Batty Street, one  ...
Robert House, 2011
6
Watt
But their adjacence was such, at certain places, that a broad-shouldered or broad -basined man, threading these narrow straits, would have done so with greater ease, and with less jeopardy to his coat, and perhaps to his trousers, sideways ...
Samuel Beckett, 2012
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Word-Formation in English
The item broad-shouldered may first look like a compound: it consists of the two orthographic and phonological words broad and shouldered. However, shouldered also has an internal structure of its own: it consists of the root shoulder and the ...
Ingo Plag, 2003
8
The Prophecy and Other Stories
It is full of close-cropped, broad-shouldered men, most of them wearing vests over shirts with rolled-up sleeves. Those same elegant gun cases are lying open on the table, and inside them are neatly arranged revolvers of various calibers, ...
Drago Jancar, 2009
9
Vollständiges Wörterbuch Der Englischen Sprache Für Die ...
't adu. broad breasted. or broad shouldered. 'in breitbrtsslstlgefl Pferd, a broad shouldered or broad brealled Horse. Dreite, die, the Breadth; Breadth, Wideness or Largeness of a Thing. die Arcite on Tutbes obn- Ztuges, the Breadth of (loth or  ...
Johann Ebers, 1796
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Hell and Back: Reflections on Writers and Writing from Dante ...
While persons at once broad-shouldered and big-bellied, or broad-basined and big-bottomed, or broad-basined and big-bellied, or broad-shouldered and big- bottomed, or big-bosomed and broad-shouldered, or big-bosomed and ...
Tim Parks, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROAD-SHOULDERED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term broad-shouldered is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Renault Talisman Revealed
The low, broad-shouldered rear incorporates distinctive tail light clusters that extend inwards towards the centreline of the boot. Their elongated ... «The Auto Channel, Jul 15»
2
Door County's Northern Sky Theater debuts two new musicals
Helena Goodwin — Milwaukee actor Kelly Doherty, in an auspicious Northern Sky debut — is Constance's tall, broad-shouldered and ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Big-Wave Boot Camp
Lozano is bearded, broad-shouldered, and barks with a drill instructor's intensity—pretty much exactly whom you'd picture whipping big-wave ... «Surfer Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Many Vie to Eat Most Pie
Elijah Putnam was of average height and build for his 13 years, but his brother, the broad-shouldered Robert Putnam, stood nearly a foot taller. «Valley News, Jul 15»
5
The Vaccines join Mumford & Sons onstage during Day 3 of …
... drumkit to play and sing on several songs, attempted to find out where each member of the crowd was from after 'Broad-Shouldered Beasts', ... «NME.com, Jul 15»
6
Deal of the Week: Explore golf on one of the best of Minnesota's …
All are meticulously maintained, and better yet, they all offer a different kind of challenge -- from the Classic's broad-shouldered, PGA Tour-style ... «GolfDigest.com, Jul 15»
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Josh Osich considered quitting, Ryan Lollis never did and now both …
Osich, 26, is a broad-shouldered power lefty who was among the best collegiate pitchers in his draft class before having Tommy John surgery ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
8
America and baseball
That predates even Carl Sandburg's seemingly-ancient love poem to the “city of broad-shouldered men.” America and baseball photo ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
9
Hawaii mountaintop becomes a battleground between native …
The million-year-old mountain Mauna Kea rises broad-shouldered and statuesque out of the crystalline waves of the Pacific. Lush forests ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
10
Martha Stewart Net Worth: Home diva opens her Historic Maine …
The broad-shouldered house sits high on a hill that overlooks Seal Harbor. Daily Mail added that the estate is called "Skylands." The article ... «Realty Today, Jun 15»
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