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WITTH/wɪtθ/

Width is the distance from one side of something to the other: the width of a door, in width. Wide (already in the dictionary) is the adjective; breadth is a close twin. A design preference is taste; a fire gap is a measurement.

Meaning

The distance from one side of something to the other.

Examples

• “The width of the fire gap is a measurement, not a design preference.”
• “Breadth is the close twin. Wide is already in this course (adjective). Taste is styling. A gap is a statute. Measure the gap; then choose the paint.”

Good to know

How wide something is. Adjective: wide (already in the dictionary). Taste ≠ a fire measurement.

Near in meaning

breadth

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