Gap

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach.
  • noun. A break in a line of defense.
  • noun. An opening through mountains; a pass.
  • noun. A space between objects or points; an aperture.
  • noun. An interruption of continuity.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A conspicuous difference or imbalance; a disparity.
  • noun. A problematic situation resulting from such a disparity.
  • noun. A spark gap.
  • intransitive verb. To make an opening or openings in.
  • intransitive verb. To make or adjust a space between (objects or points) or in (a device).
  • intransitive verb. To be or become open.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To notch or jag; cut into teeth like those of a saw.
  • To make a break or opening in, as a fence, a wall, or any mass of matter.
  • To cause a hiatus of any kind in; cause to lose consecutiveness or continuity.
  • noun. A break or opening, as in a fence, a wall, or the like; a breach; a chasm; a way of passage, as between rocks or through a mountain; a vacant space.
  • noun. Specifically A deep sloping ravine, notch, or cleft cutting a mountain-ridge.
  • noun. In general, any hiatus, breach, or interruption of consecutiveness or continuity: as, a gap in an argument.
  • noun. See the extract, and break-lathe.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To notch, as a sword or knife.
  • transitive verb. To make an opening in; to breach.
  • noun. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; ; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.
  • noun. The vertical distance between two superposed surfaces, esp. in a biplane.
  • noun. a turning lathe with a deep notch in the bed to admit of turning a short object of large diameter.
  • noun. to expose one's self for the protection of something; to make defense against any assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender or supporter.
  • noun. to secure a weak point; to repair a defect.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
  • noun. An opening allowing passage or entrance.
  • noun. An opening that implies a breach or defect.
  • noun. A vacant space or time.
  • noun. A hiatus.
  • noun. A mountain or hill pass.
  • noun. A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
  • noun. The regions between the outfielders.
  • noun. The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
  • verb. To notch, as a sword or knife.
  • verb. To make an opening in; to breach.
  • verb. To check the size of a gap.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
  • noun. an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
  • noun. a pass between mountain peaks
  • noun. a narrow opening
  • verb. make an opening or gap in
  • noun. an open or empty space in or between things
  • noun. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
  • Word Usage
    "Bull, one of this year's panelists, said this is not the first NACAC panel on the topic, but it is the first time the term gap year was used in the title."
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    Form
    gap year  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disparity  open  open up  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    App  Capp  Jap  Lapp  Papp  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    barrier  breach  break  channel  chasm  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abysm  abyss  aperture  arrearage  arroyo  
    variant
    gapped  gapping  
    verb-form
    gapped  gapping  gaps