gulf
noun
[ ɡʌlf ]
• a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.
Similar:
inlet,
creek,
bight,
fjord,
estuary,
sound,
arm of the sea,
bay,
cove,
firth,
frith,
voe,
ria,
fleet,
armlet,
• a deep ravine, chasm, or abyss.
Similar:
opening,
gap,
fissure,
cleft,
split,
rift,
crevasse,
hole,
pit,
cavity,
chasm,
abyss,
void,
ravine,
gorge,
canyon,
gully,
• a large difference or division between two people or groups, or between viewpoints, concepts, or situatios.
• "the widening gulf between the rich and the poor"
Similar:
divergence,
contrast,
polarity,
divide,
division,
separation,
difference,
wide area of difference,
schism,
breach,
rift,
split,
severance,
rupture,
divorce,
chasm,
abyss,
gap,
scission,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French golfe, from Italian golfo, based on Greek kolpos ‘bosom, gulf’.
