gaps
UK/ɡæps/
gaps is the plural of gap.
gaps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gap.
Meaning of gap
Noun
gap (plural gaps)
- An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.
- He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.
- An opening allowing passage or entrance.
- We can slip through that gap between the buildings.
- Synonyms:
- break
- An opening that implies a breach or defect.
- There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.
- Synonyms:
- space
- A vacant space or time.
- I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday.
- Synonyms:
- break
- A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
- I'm taking a gap.
- A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
- Their departure has left a gap in the workforce.
Phrases with gaps
- gaps it
- age gaps
- air gaps
- pay gaps
- leaf gaps
- root gaps
- time gaps
- wind gaps
- anion gaps
- legal gaps
- power gaps
- prime gaps
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- spark gaps
- thigh gaps
- water gaps
- bomber gaps
- gender gaps
- hungry gaps
- content gaps
- digital gaps
- genetic gaps
- lexical gaps
- missile gaps
- find the gaps
- Kirkwood Gaps
- finds the gaps
- found the gaps
- gaps of danger
- Hausdorff gaps
- parasitic gaps
- accidental gaps
- generation gaps
- God of the gaps
- injunction gaps
- credibility gaps
- finding the gaps
- Weierstrass gaps
- evolution of the gaps
- stop two gaps with one bush
- stops two gaps with one bush
- stopped two gaps with one bush
- stopping two gaps with one bush
Questions about gaps
- What is gaps the plural of?
- Gaps is the plural of gap.
- How do you pronounce gaps?
- Gaps is pronounced /ɡæps/ (UK).
Words near gaps in the dictionary
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