GAPE
/ˈɡeɪp/
7
Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/ˈɡeɪp/
noun
- An act of gaping; a yawn.
- A large opening.
- A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping.
- The width of an opening.
- The maximum opening of the mouth (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open.
verb
- To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- To stare in wonder.
- To open wide; to display a gap.
- Of a cat: to open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.
Source: Wiktionary
