The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.
The time of year during which winter ice covering bodies of water disintegrates; more generally, spring.
A loss of emotional control; a breakdown.
A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.
That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
A large deposit of ore in a lode.
A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.