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NOUN | 1 | gulf | An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land |
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2 | gulf, disconnect, disconnection | An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | |
3 | gulf | A deep wide chasm |
Sounds | gah'lf |
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Rhymes | engulf |
Meaning | An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land. Larger than a bay. |
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Part of | sea |
Narrower | Gulf of Aden; Gulf of Alaska; Gulf of Antalya; Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Akaba; Gulf of Bothnia; Gulf of California, Sea of Cortes; Gulf of Carpenteria, Carpenteria; Gulf of Corinth, Gulf of Lepanto; Gulf of Finland; Gulf of Guinea; Gulf of Mexico, Golfo de Mexico; Gulf of Ob, Bay 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 Thailand, Gulf of Siam; Gulf of Venice; Persian Gulf |
Broader | body of water, water |
Meaning | An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding). |
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Examples | "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends" |
Synonyms | disconnect, disconnection |
Broader | disparity |
Meaning | A deep wide chasm. |
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Broader | chasm |