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Definition gulf

Etymology

From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, from Ancient Greek ?????? (kólpos, “bosom, gulf”).

Noun

gulf (plural gulfs)

  1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
  2. (obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet.
  3. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
  4. (geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
  5. (mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.
  6. (figuratively) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
  7. (Oxbridge slang) The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

Verb

gulf (third-person singular simple present gulfs, present participle gulfing, simple past and past participle gulfed)

  1. (Oxbridge slang, transitive) To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.

Results 390 Words with the letters GULF

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BAGFUL 16
BEGULF 16
ENGULF 14
FRUGAL 13
FUGLED 14
FUGLES 13
FULGID 14
FUNGAL 14
GULFED 14
INGULF 14
JUGFUL 23
MUGFUL 17
UGLIFY 15
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FLUNG 13
FUGAL 12
FUGLE 12
GULFS 12
GULFY 14
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GULF 11
3 letter words with the letters GULF 
FLU 8
FUG 9
GUL 7
LUG 7

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