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gulf

noun
/ɡʌlf/

Etymology

From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom, gulf”), of obscure origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve, arch”).

  1. derived from *kʷelp-✻
  2. derived from κόλπος
  3. derived from colfos
  4. derived from golfo
  5. derived from golf
  6. inherited from gulf

Definitions

  1. A hollow place in the earth

    A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.

    • He then surveyed / Hell and the gulf between.
    • Of course, there was no arguing against this, but one thing was clear, we could not attempt that leap in the dark; the only thing to do was to wait for the ray of light which pierced through the gulf at sunset.
    • ⁠For though my nature rarely yields ⁠To that vague fear implied in death; ⁠Nor shudders at the gulfs beneath, The howlings from forgotten fields; […]

  2. That which swallows

    That which swallows; the gullet.

    • Witch's mummy, maw and gulf / Of the ravined salt sea shark,

  3. That which swallows irretrievably

    That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

    • [T]here is no such mine, / None; but a gulf of ruin, swallowing gold, not making.
  4. ›+ 10 more definitions

    1. A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land

      A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

      • the Gulf of Mexico
      • the Persian Gulf

    2. A large deposit of ore in a lode.

    3. A wide interval or gap

      A wide interval or gap; a separating space.

      • Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.
      • `Behold now, let the Dead and Living meet! Across the gulf of Time they still are one.'

    4. A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.

      • Only the gulf between them was widened still further by the Negro cops in the precinct, bad-mouthing among themselves about their fellow white cops unnecessarily throwing their authority around and singling out Sullivan as a prime example.

    5. The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

    6. To engulf.

      • […] if with thee the roaring wells ⁠Should gulf him fathom-deep in brine; ⁠And hands so often clasp’d in mine, Should toss with tangle and with shells.

    7. To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.

      • The mention of gulfed and plucked men brings me back to myself.
      • The good Professor scolded, predicted that they would all be either gulfed or ploughed.

    8. The Persian Gulf, or the region surrounding it.

      • Gulf States
      • Gulf War
      • Behind this carefully crafted strategy of wooing Trump is a desire from Gulf states to solidify and formalize their positions as the US’ indispensable security and economic partners, and extract as much benefit for themselves as they can.

    9. The Gulf of Mexico, or the region surrounding it.

      • Gulf States
      • Gulf Stream

    10. An epoch constituting a subdivision of the Cretaceous.

The neighborhood

Derived

engulf, Gulf Coast, Gulf County, Gulf Creek, gulflike, Gulfport, Gulf Stream, Gulf War, gulfward, gulfwards, gulfweed, gulfy, Newgulf, Roper Gulf, The Gulf

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at gulf. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01gulf02deep03complex04root05absorbs06absorb07engulf

A definitional loop anchored at gulf. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at gulf

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA