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Definition of Gulf
1. Noun. An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay.
Specialized synonyms: Gulf Of Aden, Gulf Of Alaska, Gulf Of Antalya, Gulf Of Akaba, Gulf Of Aqaba, Gulf Of Bothnia, Gulf Of California, Sea Of Cortes, Bay Of Campeche, Golfo De Campeche, Gulf Of Campeche, Carpentaria, Gulf Of Carpentaria, Gulf Of Corinth, Gulf Of Lepanto, Gulf Of Finland, Gulf Of Guinea, Gulf Of Martaban, Golfo De Mexico, Gulf Of Mexico, Bay Of Ob, Gulf Of Ob, Gulf Of Oman, Gulf Of Riga, Gulf Of Saint Lawrence, Gulf Of St. Lawrence, Gulf Of Sidra, Gulf Of Suez, Gulf Of Tehuantepec, Gulf Of Siam, Gulf Of Thailand, Gulf Of Venice, Arabian Gulf, Persian Gulf
Group relationships: Sea
2. Noun. An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding). "There is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
3. Noun. A deep wide chasm.
Definition of Gulf
1. n. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin,
Definition of Gulf
1. Noun. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet. ¹
3. Noun. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. ¹
4. Noun. (geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico or Persian Gulf. ¹
5. Noun. (mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gulf
1. to swallow up [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Gulf
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1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, "He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between." (Milton) "Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed." (Luke xvi. 26)
2. That which swallows; the gullet.
3. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. "A gulf of ruin, swallowing gold." (Tennyson)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gulf
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