gapes

Meanings

Noun

• an expression of openmouthed astonishment
• a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)
• plural of gape
• A fit of yawning.
• A disease of young poultry and other birds, caused by a parasitic nematode worm in the windpipe, and having uneasy gaping as a symptom.

Verb

• look with amazement; look stupidly
• be wide open
• make an opening or gap in
• third-person singular simple present indicative of gape

Synonyms

breach, gap, gape, gawk, gawp, goggle, yaw, yawn