vast
/væst/
adjectivenoun
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
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Adjective 2 meanings
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
“The Sahara desert is vast.”
Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.
Noun 1 meaning
A vast space.
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Etymology
From Middle French vaste, from Latin vastus (“void, immense”). Related to waste and German Wüste.
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VAST at a glance
VAST has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (V 4 + A 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,033 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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