gap
noun (HOLE) /ɡæp/Definition
B1 [C] an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things: The children squeezed through a gap in the wall. She has a small gap between her front teeth.Holes, hollows and dips gap in the market C2 [C] › an opportunity for a product or service that does not already exist: There is a gap in the magazine market that needs to be filled.Opportunity Freedom to act
(Definition of gap noun (HOLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aperture noun
- cleft noun
- cranny noun
- dent noun
- depression noun (HOLE)
- dimple noun
- dip noun (DROP)
- eyehole noun
- footprint noun (FOOT)
- intake noun (OPENING)
- orifice noun
- piercing noun
- pinhole noun
- porous adjective
- puncture noun
- riddled adjective
- semipermeable adjective
- slit noun
- tear noun 1
- wormhole noun (SMALL HOLE)
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