| Main Entry: | gap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, breach |
Synonyms: |
aperture, arroyo, blank, caesura, canyon, chasm, cleft, clove, crack, cranny, crevice, cut, defile, difference, disagreement, discontinuity, disparity, divergence, divide, division, fracture, gorge, gulch, gully, hiatus, hole, hollow, inconsistency, interlude, intermission, interruption, interspace, interstice, interval, lacuna, lull, notch, opening, orifice, pause, ravine, recess, rent, respite, rest, rift, rupture, separation, slit, slot, space, vacuity, void |
Antonyms: |
closure |
| Main Entry: | aperture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hole |
Synonyms: |
breach, break, chasm, chink, cleft, crack, cut, eye, fissure, gap, gash, interstice, opening, orifice, outlet, passage, perforation, pinhole, puncture, rift, rupture, slash, slit, slot, space, vent |
| Main Entry: | blank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | empty space |
Synonyms: |
abyss, cavity, chasm, emptiness, gap, gulf, hiatus, hole, hollow, hollowness, interstice, interval, lacuna, nihility, nothingness, nullity, omission, opening, preterition, pretermission, skip, tabula rasa, vacancy, vacuity, vacuum, void, womb |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fissure, opening |
Synonyms: |
breach, cleft, crack, discontinuity, disjunction, division, fracture, gap, gash, hole, rent, rift, rupture, schism, split, tear |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
Antonyms: |
association, attachment, binding, combination, fastening, juncture |
| Main Entry: | cavity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sunken or decayed area |
Synonyms: |
armpit, atrium, basin, bursa, caries, chamber, crater, decay, dent, depression, gap, hole, hollow, pit, pocket, sinus, socket, vacuity, void |
| Main Entry: | chink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening |
Synonyms: |
aperture, cleft, crack, crevice, cut, fissure, gap, hole, rift, slit, slot, space |
| Main Entry: | clearance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gap above something |
Synonyms: |
allowance, assart, defoliated area, empty space, expanse, gap, headroom, margin, open space, opening |
| Main Entry: | clearing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gap in area |
Synonyms: |
allowance, assart, clearance, defoliated area, dell, empty space, expanse, gap, glade, headroom, margin, open space, opening |
| Main Entry: | crack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, crevice |
Synonyms: |
breach, chink, chip, cleft, cranny, crevasse, cut, discontinuity, division, fissure, fracture, gap, hole, interstice, interval, rent, rift, rima, rimation, rime, split |
| Main Entry: | cranny |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nook, opening |
Synonyms: |
breach, byplace, chink, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gap, hole, interstice, niche |