Definition of gap

"gap" in the noun sense

1. gap, spread

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

"gap between income and outgo"

"the spread between lending and borrowing costs"

2. opening, gap

an open or empty space in or between things

"there was a small opening between the trees"

"the explosion made a gap in the wall"

3. gap, crack

a narrow opening

"he opened the window a crack"

4. col, gap

a pass between mountain peaks

5. gap

a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

6. break, interruption, disruption, gap

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

"it was presented without commercial breaks"

"there was a gap in his account"

"gap" in the verb sense

1. gap, breach

make an opening or gap in

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Quotations for gap

You find a gap, where the hedge is whole. [ Proverb ]

Men have their intellectual ancestry, and the likeness of some one of them is forever unexpectedly flashing out in the features of a descendant, it may be after a gap of several centuries. In the parliament of the present every man represents a constituency of the past. [ Lowell ]

gap in Scrabble®

The word gap is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters gap:

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gap in Words With Friends™

The word gap is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Words within the letters of gap

2 letter words in gap (2 words)

3 letter words in gap (1 word)

gap + 1 blank (6 words)

Word Growth involving gap

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Longer words containing gap

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