broadcast
Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
Adjective 3 meanings
Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
“The seed was broadcast, not drilled.”
Communicated, signalled, or transmitted to many people, through radio waves or electronic means.
Relating to transmissions of messages or signals to many people through radio waves or electronic means.
Adverb 1 meaning
Widely in all directions; abroad.
Noun 2 meanings
A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.
“The DJ was feeling nervous before his first national broadcast.”
Verb 3 meanings
To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
To transmit a message over a wide area.
To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.
Etymology
From broad + cast. First attested in the mid 18th century, in the agricultural use of spreading seeds.
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BROADCAST at a glance
BROADCAST has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (B 3 + R 1 + O 1 + A 1 + D 2 + C 3 + A 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,603 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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