Widen vs Goo - What's the difference?
widen | goo |
To become wide or wider.
To make wide or wider.
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To let out clothes to a larger size.
To broaden or extend in scope or range.
(uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery; frequently of vague or unknown composition, or a bodily fluid.
Excessive, showy sentimentality
To apply goo to something.
As a proper noun widen
is sweden.As a noun goo is
(uncountable|informal) any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery; frequently of vague or unknown composition, or a bodily fluid or goo can be an example of baby talk.As a verb goo is
to apply goo to something or goo can be to produce baby talk.widen
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Verb
(en verb)- His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor.
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- She widened his trousers for him.
- The police widened their enquiries.
Anagrams
* * * English ergative verbsgoo
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Etymology 1
American English, known since 1903, probably from (1787), possibly an alteration of glue.Noun
(-)- ''I stepped in some goo and had a terrible time getting the sticky stuff off my shoes.
- ''When dad couldn't stand the goo anymore, he stopped Tommy's tearful goodbye from the Swedish au-pair Matts, firmly smacking the boys' pants and grumbling "Now stop the goo or I'll give each of you a reason to cry!"
Derived terms
* from goo to you by way of the zoo * gooey * gooeynessSynonyms
* gloop * glop * gook * goop * gunge * gunk * gum * muck * ooze * paste * slop * sludgeVerb
(en verb)- ''They gooed their hair with some fragrant styling product.