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abscess

Flag: gbEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary
ng> a disease of birds and especially young birds in which gapeworms invade and irritate the trachea (see trachea sense 1) //a case of gapes —often used with the //… an outbreak of the gapes, a disease of fowls caused by worms in the windpipe. — John Cheever
Other Words
Verb
  • gap​ing​ly ˈgā-piŋ-lē ˈga-piŋ- adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
blink gawk gawp [chiefly British] gaze goggle peer rubberneck stare
Synonyms: Noun
aspect [archaic] eye gaze regard scrutiny stare
Examples
Verb
  • //she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order
Noun
  • //I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying.
First Known Use
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Nounng> a disease of birds and especially young birds in which gapeworms invade and irritate the trachea (see trachea sense 1) //a case of gapes —often used with the //… an outbreak of the gapes, a disease of fowls caused by worms in the windpipe. — John Cheever
Other Words
Verb
  • gap​ing​ly ˈgā-piŋ-lē ˈga-piŋ- adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
blink gawk gawp [chiefly British] gaze goggle peer rubberneck stare
Synonyms: Noun
aspect [archaic] eye gaze regard scrutiny stare
Examples
Verb
  • //she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order
Noun
  • //I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying.
First Known Use
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Nounng> a disease of birds and especially young birds in which gapeworms invade and irritate the trachea (see trachea sense 1) //a case of gapes —often used with the //… an outbreak of the gapes, a disease of fowls caused by worms in the windpipe. — John Cheever
Other Words
Verb
  • gap​ing​ly ˈgā-piŋ-lē ˈga-piŋ- adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
blink gawk gawp [chiefly British] gaze goggle peer rubberneck stare
Synonyms: Noun
aspect [archaic] eye gaze regard scrutiny stare
Examples
Verb
  • //she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order
Noun
  • //I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying.
First Known Use
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun