gaping

  • 101loophole — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ legal, security, tax ▪ big, gaping, glaring, huge ▪ the gaping loopholes in our gun laws …

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  • 102abyss — n. a gaping, yawning abyss * * * [ə bɪs] yawning abyss a gaping …

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  • 103agape — adj. (formal) gaping agape with (agape with excitement) * * * [ ɑːgəpeɪ] (formal) [ gaping ] agape with (agape with excitement) …

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  • 104chasm — n. 1) to bridge a chasm 2) a gaping, yawning chasm * * * [ kæz(ə)m] yawning chasm a gaping to bridge a chasm …

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  • 105hole — n. 1) to bore; dig a hole 2) to fill in a hole 3) a deep; gaping, yawning hole 4) a rabbit; watering hole 5) (misc.) to pick holes in smt. ( to find flaws in smt. ); to poke a hole in smb. s argument; (golf) to shoot a hole in one * * * [həʊl]… …

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  • 106pour — v. 1) (C) pour a cool drink for me; or: pour me a cool drink 2) (d; intr.) to pour down (tears poured down her cheeks) 3) (d; intr., tr.) to pour from (blood poured from the gaping wound) 4) (d; intr., tr.) to pour into (water poured into the… …

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  • 107wound — n. 1) to inflict a wound on/upon smb. 2) to receive a wound 3) to clean; dress; suture; swab a wound 4) a deep; fatal, mortal; festering; flesh; gaping; light, slight; self inflicted; serious, severe; superficial wound (to receive a slight wound) …

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  • 108gape — [geıp] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: gapa] 1.) to look at something for a long time, especially with your mouth open, because you are very surprised or shocked = ↑stare gape at ▪ What are all these people gaping at? 2.) [i]also gape… …

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  • 109hole — hole1 [ houl ] noun count *** 1. ) a space dug in the surface of the ground: Workers dug a 30 foot hole in the ground. rabbit/mouse hole: a field containing several rabbit holes a ) a small space in the ground for hitting the ball into in golf.… …

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  • 110gape — verb 1》 be or become wide open. 2》 stare with one s mouth open wide in amazement or wonder. noun 1》 a wide opening.     ↘an open mouthed stare.     ↘a widely open mouth or beak. 2》 (the gapes) a disease of birds with gaping of the mouth as a… …

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