wide-set

adjective/ˌwaɪd ˈset/CEFR C2

দূরে দূরে বসানো

Meaning

Placed far apart from each other, especially of eyes.

Example sentences

  • The child has wide-set eyes.শিশুটির চোখ দুটি দূরে দূরে বসানো।
  • The lamp has wide-set legs for balance.ভারসাম্যের জন্য বাতিটির পা দুটি দূরে দূরে।

Common phrases with “wide-set”

  • wide-set eyesদূরে বসানো চোখ
  • wide-set shouldersচওড়া কাঁধ
  • wide-set legsদূরে দূরে পা

A common mistake

The room had a wide-set window.→The room had a wide window.

Wide-set is about the distance between two things, so it needs a pair — eyes, shoulders, legs, headlights. A single object that is broad is simply wide.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: broad

Antonyms: close-set

Similar words, and what each means

  • broad

    চওড়া, প্রশস্ত

    Wide, especially of shoulders or the body.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “wide-set” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • দূরে দূরে বসানো
    • • খুব ছোট, ক্ষুদ্র, অতি ছোট
    • • হতাশ, নিরাশ
    • • হাড়কাঁপানো ঠান্ডা
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    দূরে দূরে বসানো — wide-set (adjective) — দূরে দূরে বসানো. Placed far apart from each other, especially of eyes.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “wide-set”?

    • • peppery
    • • eventful
    • • broad
    • • prudent
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    broad — broad — চওড়া, প্রশস্ত. Wide, especially of shoulders or the body.

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