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gap

gap

148 1.0
An open space between two things, like a pass in hills
  • noun
  • /ɡæp/
translation icon : hueco
  • Everyone has a weakness, a gap in the castle wall.
  • a wide gap
  • cross a gap
  • canopy gaps

Let's plug the let's plug the gaps in this in this ship.

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Examples

  • If you are able to notice the gaps, give them attention.

  • A strip of almost total darkness fit into the gap of the glass door.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I do not understand why that little gap is so hard to cover.

  • But there will be a gap in between them which is not natural.

  • I think I have a solution for that gap in the spring calendar.

  • You can quite clearly see in this curve a gap appearing.

  • We're gonna fill in some of these gaps by using whatever debris we find.

  • As the horses filed out through the gap toward the track, Leone faded back into the crowd.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The screws were driven and the gap was filled with polyurethane foam.

  • As you exit the train, mind the gap between the train and the station's platform.

Synonyms

space
vsgap
1.0

An empty area available for use

focuses on an empty area specifically between other objects
hole
vsgap
1.0

An opening in something, often made by people or nature

is a more general empty area rather than a full break through
crack
vsgap
267 1.0

A long narrow opening in a surface

is not limited to splits and can mean wider empty areas
opening
vsgap
179 1.0

A space that lets people move through, for example a door

is the general term for an empty area between two objects
blank
vsgap
103 1.7

An empty space between words or lines in writing

is the general physical or natural empty area between objects
breach
vsgap
88 4.9

An opening in a wall, dam, or defence usually made by force

is a natural or simple empty area, not necessarily caused by force
separation
vsgap
74 2.5

A space between two things that keeps them apart

is the basic term for that empty area between items
gulf
vsgap
53 4.7

A wide gap between people, groups, or ideas

is smaller and used for ordinary openings between objects
chasm
vsgap
33 6.9

A deep, wide opening in the ground between cliffs

is more general and often smaller, not necessarily very deep
rift
vsgap
25 4.8

A narrow crack or gap in solid things like rock and clouds

is broader and can apply to wide or small empty areas alike
cavity
vsgap
15 3.9

A hollow space in the ground or a solid object

is the everyday external empty space between separate objects
col
vsgap
13 9.6

A low point on a mountain ridge between two peaks that people use to cross

is any empty space, not specifically a mountain crossing
recess
vsgap
9 4.3

A small hollow space set back into a wall or rock

is more general, not necessarily set back or recessed
aperture
vsgap
4 7.0

An opening in a surface or structure, like a hole in a wall

is broader, applying to any empty space between things
blank space
vsgap
3 1.6

An empty area for writing or filling in information

is the everyday word for an empty area between physical objects
interstice
vsgap
1 9.8

A small narrow space between things where dust or air can pass

covers that idea but can also mean larger empty areas
interspace
vsgap
1 6.8

A space between two things

is the common everyday word for such between areas
interstitium
vsgap
9.6

A small space between parts of an object

is the common label for such empty areas in everyday use
pithole
vsgap
9.8

A hole that forms when wood decays or people dig the ground

is the broader everyday term for any space between things

Antonyms

27 4.4

A blockage that stops liquid or air moving through a pipe

Compounds

A difference in opinions and values between young people and their parents

The difference in how much money and comfort rich and poor people have

1 3.8

The difference between the value of a country's imports and exports over a time period

spark gap
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A device with a gap between metal parts where an electrical spark can jump

A mountain pass between Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee used by early settlers to travel west

gap yah
  • Slang
9.9

A year taken after school before university when a young person travels or volunteers

7.4

A narrow gap in a mountain ridge where a river flows

wind gap
  • Specialized
9.6

A pass in a mountain ridge that once had a stream but is now dry

How Wide

chasm
33 6.9
pass
159 4.9
gap
148 1.0
gorge
32 5.3
crack
267 1.0

Surface Forms

gap singular
gaps plural

Etymology

Gap comes from an old English and Norse word like gape, which meant 'wide open' or an 'open mouth'. So a gap is an opening or pass in land or between objects — imagine a wide empty space you can walk through.