abyss

Meanings

Plural: abysses

Noun

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
An impending catastrophic happening.
The center of an escutcheon; fess point.
The abyssal zone.
A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.

Verb

make amends for

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English abissus, from Late Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βυσσός (bussós, “deep place”), from βυθός (buthós, “deep place”). Displaced native Old English neowolnes.

Synonyms

aby, abye, abysm, atone, expiate, gulf

Scrabble Score: 10

abyss is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
abyss is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abyss is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

abyss is a valid Words With Friends word