gaping
111gape — verb (I) 1 to look at something for a long time, especially with your mouth open, because you are very surprised or shocked: What are all these people gaping at? see gaze 1 2 also gape open to come apart or open widely: Dan stood at the door, his …
112gaze — vb Gaze, gape, stare, glare, peer, gloat are comparable when meaning to look at long and attentively, but they vary greatly in their implications of attitude and motive. Gaze implies fixed and prolonged attention (as in admiration, curiosity, or… …
113gape — UK [ɡeɪp] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms gape : present tense I/you/we/they gape he/she/it gapes present participle gaping past tense gaped past participle gaped 1) to look at something or someone with your mouth open because you are very… …
114hole — I UK [həʊl] / US [hoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms hole : singular hole plural holes *** 1) a space dug in the surface of the ground Workers dug a 30 foot hole in the ground. rabbit/mouse hole: a grassy bank containing several rabbit holes 2) in …
115rictus — ric•tus [[t]ˈrɪk təs[/t]] n. pl. tus, tus•es 1) phl the gaping or opening of the mouth 2) a gaping grin 3) orn the gape of the mouth of a bird • Etymology: 1750–60; < L: wide open mouth =rig , var. s. of ringī to open the mouth wide + tus… …
116οἰνοπίπας — οἰ̱νοπίπᾱς , οἰνοπίπης gaping after wine masc acc pl οἰ̱νοπίπᾱς , οἰνοπίπης gaping after wine masc nom sg (epic doric aeolic) …
117χαυνοπολίτας — χαυνοπολίτᾱς , χαυνοπολίτης gaping fool masc acc pl χαυνοπολίτᾱς , χαυνοπολίτης gaping fool masc nom sg (epic doric aeolic) …
118gape — [gāp; ] occas. [ gap] vi. gaped, gaping [ME gapen < ON gapa < IE * ghēp < IE * ghēp < base * ghe , to yawn, gape > GAB, Gr chasma, abyss, L hiatus] 1. to open the mouth wide, as in yawning or hunger 2. to stare with the mouth open …
119rictus — [rik′təs] n. [ModL < L, open mouth < pp. of ringi, to gape] 1. a sustained gaping, as of a bird s beak or an animal s mouth 2. the opening so produced 3. a fixed, gaping grin rictal adj …
120gapeseed — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. dialect Britain : something that causes gaping looks 2. dialect Britain : a person who looks or stares gapingly * * * /gayp seed , gap /, n. Brit. Dial. 1. a daydream or reverie. 2. an idealistic, impossible, or unreal plan or… …
