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Definitions for Gulf

[1] a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
[2] a deep hollow; chasm or abyss.
[3] any wide separation, as in position, status, or education.
[4] something that engulfs or swallows up.
[5] to swallow up; engulf.
[6] a large deep bay
[7] a deep chasm
[8] something that divides or separates, such as a lack of understanding
[9] something that engulfs, such as a whirlpool
[10] (tr) to swallow up; engulf
[11] the Persian Gulf
[12] Australian the Gulf of Carpentaria (modifier) of, relating to, or adjoining the Gulf Gulf country
[13] NZ the Hauraki Gulf

Words related to Gulf

sound, harbor, cove, bay, bayou, bight, slough, basin, whirlpool, firth, crevasse, hiatus, hollow, rent, chasm, pit, abyss, cavity, cave, split

Words nearby Gulf

gular, gulbenkian, gulch, gulden, gules, gulf, gulf cooperation council, gulf intracoastal waterway, gulf of mexico, gulf states, gulf stream

Origin of Gulf

1300–50; Middle English go(u)lf < Old French golfe < Italian golfo < Late Greek kólphos, Greek kólpos bosom, lap, bay

Words that may be confused with Gulf

bay, cove, gulf, inlet

Other words from Gulf

gulf·like , adjective
gulf·y , adjective

Word origin for Gulf

C14: from Old French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Greek kolpos

Synonyms for Gulf

basin, bay, bayou, bight, cove, firth, harbor, slough, sound, whirlpool