Definition of GULF

gulf

Meanings

Plural: gulfs

Noun

  • an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
  • an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
    • "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"
  • a deep wide chasm
  • A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
  • That which swallows; the gullet.
  • That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
  • A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
  • A large deposit of ore in a lode.
  • A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
  • A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
  • The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

Verb

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

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

gulf is a valid Words With Friends word