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Gulf

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Noun

1. gulf

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

2. disconnect, disconnection, gulf

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

Example Sentences:
'he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends'
'there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy'

3. gulf

a deep wide chasm

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Gulf

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noun
1. 
a large deep bay
2. 
a deep chasm
3. 
something that divides or separates, such as a lack of understanding
4. 
something that engulfs, such as a whirlpool
verb
5. (transitive)
to swallow up; engulf
noun
the Gulf
1.  another name for the Persian Gulf
2. US
the Gulf of Mexico
3. Australian
the Gulf of Carpentaria
4. New Zealand
the Hauraki Gulf

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Gulf

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noun
1. 
a large body of sea or ocean water, typically larger than a bay, that is partially enclosed by land
2. 
a wide, deep chasm or abyss
3. 
a wide or impassable gap or separation
4. 
an eddy that draws objects down; whirlpool
verb transitive
5. 
to swallow up; engulf

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Gulf

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n.
1. Abbr. G. A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, especially a long landlocked portion of sea opening through a strait.
2. A deep, wide chasm; an abyss.
3. A wide gap, as in understanding: "the gulf between the Victorian sensibility and our own" (Babette Deutsch).
4. Something, such as a whirlpool, that draws down or engulfs.
tr.v. gulfed, gulf·ing, gulfs
To engulf.

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