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Definitions for Gapes

[1] Veterinary Pathology . a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
[2] a fit of yawning.
[3] to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
[4] to open the mouth wide involuntarily, as the result of hunger, sleepiness, or absorbed attention.
[5] to open as a gap; split or become open wide.
[6] a wide opening; gap; breach.
[7] an act or instance of gaping.
[8] a stare, as in astonishment or with the mouth wide open.
[9] a yawn.
[10] Zoology . the width of the open mouth.
[11] a disease of young domestic fowl, characterized by gaping or gasping for breath and caused by parasitic worms (gapeworms )
[12] informal a fit of yawning
[13] to stare in wonder or amazement, esp with the mouth open
[14] to open the mouth wide, esp involuntarily, as in yawning or hunger
[15] to be or become wide open the crater gaped under his feet
[16] the act of gaping
[17] a wide opening; breach
[18] the width of the widely opened mouth of a vertebrate
[19] a stare or expression of astonishment

Words related to Gapes

stare, glare, gloat, rubberneck, eye, look, goggle, focus, yawp, beam, ogle, peer, bore, wonder, eyeball, cleave, divide, yaw, gap, yawn

Words nearby Gapes

gap phenomenon, gap year, gap-toothed, gape, gaper, gapes, gapeseed, gapeworm, gaping, gaposis, gapped scale

Origin of Gapes

1175–1225; Middle English < Old Norse gapa to open the mouth wide; compare German gaffen

Other words from Gapes

gap·y , adjective
gap·ing·ly , adverb
sub·gape , verb (used without object), sub·gaped, sub·gap·ing.
un·gap·ing , adjective

Word origin for Gapes

C13: from Old Norse gapa; related to Middle Dutch gapen, Danish gabe

Synonyms for Gapes

glare, gloat, stare, beam, bore, eye, eyeball, focus, goggle, look, ogle, peer, rubberneck, wonder, yawp, get a load of, get an eyeful, give the eye, size up, take in