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example sentence:'>//a built-in bookshelf
built into the ground //a built-in swimming pool
  • inherent //a built-in advantage
    already established //Their best-seller status gave them a built-in audience.
    • noun
    ˈbilt-ˌin

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a built-in piece of furniture
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Adjective
    constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrain ingrained (also engrained) inherent innate integral intrinsic native natural
    Antonyms: Adjective
    adventitious extraneous extrinsic
    Examples
    Adjective
    • //a poker player with a seemingly built-in ability to read his opponents' faces
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Noun
    1919, in the meaning defined above
    built-in
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    broad​cast
    verb
    broad·​cast
    ˈbrȯd-ˌkast
    broadcast also broad​cast​ed; broad​cast​ing

    Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area //broadcasting seed //broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn
    • to make widely known //A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it. — Allison Glock
    • to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet //an event being broadcast live on television //Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable. — Josh Tyrangiel //… part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet. — David Noack
    • intransitive ​verb
    • to transmit a broadcast //Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet. — John Markoff
    • to speak or perform on a broadcast program
    noun
    plural broad​casts

    Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

    • a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet //listening to a radio broadcast //a live nationwide broadcast
    • the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television //the broadcast of court proceedings //Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television—from transmitter tower to home antenna—was considered to be science fiction. — George Mannes
    • a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing) //… those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden … — Maxine Kumin
    adjective

    Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

    • cast or scattered in all directions
    • made public by means of radio or television
    • of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
    adverb

    Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

    • to or over a broad area
    Other Words
    Verb
    • broad​cast​er ˈbrȯd-ˌka-stər noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    circulate disseminate propagate spread
    <
    example sentence:'>//a built-in bookshelf
    built into the ground //a built-in swimming pool
  • inherent //a built-in advantage
    already established //Their best-seller status gave them a built-in audience.
    • noun
    ˈbilt-ˌin

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a built-in piece of furniture
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Adjective
    constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrain ingrained (also engrained) inherent innate integral intrinsic native natural
    Antonyms: Adjective
    adventitious extraneous extrinsic
    Examples
    Adjective
    • //a poker player with a seemingly built-in ability to read his opponents' faces
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Noun
    1919, in the meaning defined above
    built-in
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    broad​cast
    verb
    broad·​cast
    ˈbrȯd-ˌkast
    broadcast also broad​cast​ed; broad​cast​ing

    Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area //broadcasting seed //broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn
    • to make widely known //A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it. — Allison Glock
    • to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet //an event being broadcast live on television //Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable. — Josh Tyrangiel //… part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet. — David Noack
    • intransitive ​verb
    • to transmit a broadcast //Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet. — John Markoff
    • to speak or perform on a broadcast program
    noun
    plural broad​casts

    Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

    • a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet //listening to a radio broadcast //a live nationwide broadcast
    • the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television //the broadcast of court proceedings //Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television—from transmitter tower to home antenna—was considered to be science fiction. — George Mannes
    • a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing) //… those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden … — Maxine Kumin
    adjective

    Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

    • cast or scattered in all directions
    • made public by means of radio or television
    • of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
    adverb

    Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

    • to or over a broad area
    Other Words
    Verb
    • broad​cast​er ˈbrȯd-ˌka-stər noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    circulate disseminate propagate spread
    <
    example sentence:'>//a built-in bookshelf
    built into the ground //a built-in swimming pool
  • inherent //a built-in advantage
    already established //Their best-seller status gave them a built-in audience.
    • noun
    ˈbilt-ˌin

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a built-in piece of furniture
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Adjective
    constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrain ingrained (also engrained) inherent innate integral intrinsic native natural
    Antonyms: Adjective
    adventitious extraneous extrinsic
    Examples
    Adjective
    • //a poker player with a seemingly built-in ability to read his opponents' faces
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Noun
    1919, in the meaning defined above
    built-in
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    broad​cast
    verb
    broad·​cast
    ˈbrȯd-ˌkast
    broadcast also broad​cast​ed; broad​cast​ing

    Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area //broadcasting seed //broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn
    • to make widely known //A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it. — Allison Glock
    • to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet //an event being broadcast live on television //Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable. — Josh Tyrangiel //… part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet. — David Noack
    • intransitive ​verb
    • to transmit a broadcast //Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet. — John Markoff
    • to speak or perform on a broadcast program
    noun
    plural broad​casts

    Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

    • a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet //listening to a radio broadcast //a live nationwide broadcast
    • the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television //the broadcast of court proceedings //Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television—from transmitter tower to home antenna—was considered to be science fiction. — George Mannes
    • a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing) //… those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden … — Maxine Kumin
    adjective

    Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

    • cast or scattered in all directions
    • made public by means of radio or television
    • of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
    adverb

    Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

    • to or over a broad area
    Other Words
    Verb
    • broad​cast​er ˈbrȯd-ˌka-stər noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    circulate disseminate propagate spread
    <
    example sentence:'>//a built-in bookshelf
    built into the ground //a built-in swimming pool
  • inherent //a built-in advantage
    already established //Their best-seller status gave them a built-in audience.
    • noun
    ˈbilt-ˌin

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a built-in piece of furniture
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Adjective
    constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrain ingrained (also engrained) inherent innate integral intrinsic native natural
    Antonyms: Adjective
    adventitious extraneous extrinsic
    Examples
    Adjective
    • //a poker player with a seemingly built-in ability to read his opponents' faces
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Noun
    1919, in the meaning defined above
    built-in
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    broad​cast
    verb
    broad·​cast
    ˈbrȯd-ˌkast
    broadcast also broad​cast​ed; broad​cast​ing

    Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area //broadcasting seed //broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn
    • to make widely known //A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it. — Allison Glock
    • to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet //an event being broadcast live on television //Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable. — Josh Tyrangiel //… part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet. — David Noack
    • intransitive ​verb
    • to transmit a broadcast //Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet. — John Markoff
    • to speak or perform on a broadcast program
    noun
    plural broad​casts

    Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

    • a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet //listening to a radio broadcast //a live nationwide broadcast
    • the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television //the broadcast of court proceedings //Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television—from transmitter tower to home antenna—was considered to be science fiction. — George Mannes
    • a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing) //… those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden … — Maxine Kumin
    adjective

    Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

    • cast or scattered in all directions
    • made public by means of radio or television
    • of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
    adverb

    Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

    • to or over a broad area
    Other Words
    Verb
    • broad​cast​er ˈbrȯd-ˌka-stər noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    circulate disseminate propagate spread
    <
    example sentence:'>//a built-in bookshelf
    built into the ground //a built-in swimming pool
  • inherent //a built-in advantage
    already established //Their best-seller status gave them a built-in audience.
    • noun
    ˈbilt-ˌin

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a built-in piece of furniture
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Adjective
    constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrain ingrained (also engrained) inherent innate integral intrinsic native natural
    Antonyms: Adjective
    adventitious extraneous extrinsic
    Examples
    Adjective
    • //a poker player with a seemingly built-in ability to read his opponents' faces
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Noun
    1919, in the meaning defined above
    built-in
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    broad​cast
    verb
    broad·​cast
    ˈbrȯd-ˌkast
    broadcast also broad​cast​ed; broad​cast​ing

    Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area //broadcasting seed //broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn
    • to make widely known //A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it. — Allison Glock
    • to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet //an event being broadcast live on television //Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable. — Josh Tyrangiel //… part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet. — David Noack
    • intransitive ​verb
    • to transmit a broadcast //Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet. — John Markoff
    • to speak or perform on a broadcast program
    noun
    plural broad​casts

    Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

    • a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet //listening to a radio broadcast //a live nationwide broadcast
    • the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television //the broadcast of court proceedings //Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television—from transmitter tower to home antenna—was considered to be science fiction. — George Mannes
    • a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing) //… those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden … — Maxine Kumin
    adjective

    Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

    • cast or scattered in all directions
    • made public by means of radio or television
    • of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
    adverb

    Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

    • to or over a broad area
    Other Words
    Verb
    • broad​cast​er ˈbrȯd-ˌka-stər noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    circulate disseminate propagate spread
    <
    example sentence:'>//a built-in bookshelf
    built into the ground //a built-in swimming pool
  • inherent //a built-in advantage
    already established //Their best-seller status gave them a built-in audience.
    • noun
    ˈbilt-ˌin

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a built-in piece of furniture
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Adjective
    constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrain ingrained (also engrained) inherent innate integral intrinsic native natural
    Antonyms: Adjective
    adventitious extraneous extrinsic
    Examples
    Adjective
    • //a poker player with a seemingly built-in ability to read his opponents' faces
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Noun
    1919, in the meaning defined above
    built-in
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    broad​cast
    verb
    broad·​cast
    ˈbrȯd-ˌkast
    broadcast also broad​cast​ed; broad​cast​ing

    Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area //broadcasting seed //broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn
    • to make widely known //A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it. — Allison Glock
    • to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet //an event being broadcast live on television //Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable. — Josh Tyrangiel //… part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet. — David Noack
    • intransitive ​verb
    • to transmit a broadcast //Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet. — John Markoff
    • to speak or perform on a broadcast program
    noun
    plural broad​casts

    Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

    • a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet //listening to a radio broadcast //a live nationwide broadcast
    • the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television //the broadcast of court proceedings //Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television—from transmitter tower to home antenna—was considered to be science fiction. — George Mannes
    • a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing) //… those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden … — Maxine Kumin
    adjective

    Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

    • cast or scattered in all directions
    • made public by means of radio or television
    • of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
    adverb

    Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

    • to or over a broad area
    Other Words
    Verb
    • broad​cast​er ˈbrȯd-ˌka-stər noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    circulate disseminate propagate spread
    <
    example sentence:'>//a built-in bookshelf
    built into the ground //a built-in swimming pool
  • inherent //a built-in advantage
    already established //Their best-seller status gave them a built-in audience.
    • noun
    ˈbilt-ˌin

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a built-in piece of furniture
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Adjective
    constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrain ingrained (also engrained) inherent innate integral intrinsic native natural
    Antonyms: Adjective
    adventitious extraneous extrinsic
    Examples
    Adjective
    • //a poker player with a seemingly built-in ability to read his opponents' faces
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Noun
    1919, in the meaning defined above
    built-in
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    broad​cast
    verb
    broad·​cast
    ˈbrȯd-ˌkast
    broadcast also broad​cast​ed; broad​cast​ing

    Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area //broadcasting seed //broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn
    • to make widely known //A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it. — Allison Glock
    • to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet //an event being broadcast live on television //Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable. — Josh Tyrangiel //… part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet. — David Noack
    • intransitive ​verb
    • to transmit a broadcast //Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet. — John Markoff
    • to speak or perform on a broadcast program
    noun
    plural broad​casts

    Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

    • a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet //listening to a radio broadcast //a live nationwide broadcast
    • the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television //the broadcast of court proceedings //Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television—from transmitter tower to home antenna—was considered to be science fiction. — George Mannes
    • a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing) //… those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden … — Maxine Kumin
    adjective

    Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

    • cast or scattered in all directions
    • made public by means of radio or television
    • of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
    adverb

    Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

    • to or over a broad area
    Other Words
    Verb
    • broad​cast​er ˈbrȯd-ˌka-stər noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    circulate disseminate propagate spread
    <
    example sentence:'>//a built-in bookshelf
    built into the ground //a built-in swimming pool
  • inherent //a built-in advantage
    already established //Their best-seller status gave them a built-in audience.
    • noun
    ˈbilt-ˌin

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a built-in piece of furniture
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Adjective
    constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrain ingrained (also engrained) inherent innate integral intrinsic native natural
    Antonyms: Adjective
    adventitious extraneous extrinsic
    Examples
    Adjective
    • //a poker player with a seemingly built-in ability to read his opponents' faces
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Noun
    1919, in the meaning defined above
    built-in
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    broad​cast
    verb
    broad·​cast
    ˈbrȯd-ˌkast
    broadcast also broad​cast​ed; broad​cast​ing

    Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area //broadcasting seed //broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn
    • to make widely known //A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it. — Allison Glock
    • to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet //an event being broadcast live on television //Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable. — Josh Tyrangiel //… part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet. — David Noack
    • intransitive ​verb
    • to transmit a broadcast //Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet. — John Markoff
    • to speak or perform on a broadcast program
    noun
    plural broad​casts

    Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

    • a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet //listening to a radio broadcast //a live nationwide broadcast
    • the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television //the broadcast of court proceedings //Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television—from transmitter tower to home antenna—was considered to be science fiction. — George Mannes
    • a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing) //… those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden … — Maxine Kumin
    adjective

    Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

    • cast or scattered in all directions
    • made public by means of radio or television
    • of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
    adverb

    Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

    • to or over a broad area
    Other Words
    Verb
    • broad​cast​er ˈbrȯd-ˌka-stər noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    circulate disseminate propagate spread
    <
    example sentence:'>//a built-in bookshelf
    built into the ground //a built-in swimming pool
  • inherent //a built-in advantage
    already established //Their best-seller status gave them a built-in audience.
    • noun
    ˈbilt-ˌin

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • a built-in piece of furniture
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Adjective
    constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrain ingrained (also engrained) inherent innate integral intrinsic native natural
    Antonyms: Adjective
    adventitious extraneous extrinsic
    Examples
    Adjective
    • //a poker player with a seemingly built-in ability to read his opponents' faces
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    Noun
    1919, in the meaning defined above
    built-in
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    broad​cast
    verb
    broad·​cast
    ˈbrȯd-ˌkast
    broadcast also broad​cast​ed; broad​cast​ing

    Definition (Entry 1 of 4)

    • transitive ​verb
    • to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area //broadcasting seed //broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn
    • to make widely known //A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it. — Allison Glock
    • to send out or transmit (something, such as a program) by means of radio or television or by streaming over the Internet //an event being broadcast live on television //Poker was first broadcast on television in 1993, but it wasn't until 2002 that the game became watchable. — Josh Tyrangiel //… part of a campaign to get people to go online to a fashion show that was broadcast live over the Internet. — David Noack
    • intransitive ​verb
    • to transmit a broadcast //Among the group's claims to fame is that it was the first band to broadcast live over the Internet. — John Markoff
    • to speak or perform on a broadcast program
    noun
    plural broad​casts

    Definition (Entry 2 of 4)

    • a program that is broadcast on radio or television or over the Internet //listening to a radio broadcast //a live nationwide broadcast
    • the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television //the broadcast of court proceedings //Less than two years ago, the broadcast of digital television—from transmitter tower to home antenna—was considered to be science fiction. — George Mannes
    • a casting or scattering in all directions (as of seed from the hand in sowing) //… those of us who oppose the wanton broadcast of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers on lawn and garden … — Maxine Kumin
    adjective

    Definition (Entry 3 of 4)

    • cast or scattered in all directions
    • made public by means of radio or television
    • of or relating to radio or television broadcasting
    adverb

    Definition (Entry 4 of 4)

    • to or over a broad area
    Other Words
    Verb
    • broad​cast​er ˈbrȯd-ˌka-stər noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    circulate disseminate propagate spread
    <