empty space vs gulf

empty space

noun
  • An unoccupied space where something may be stored 

  • Vacuum; a space containing nothing at all 

  • A feeling of longing for someone or something that is gone; a sense of a thing's absence. 

  • An unoccupied area or volume. 

gulf

noun
  • 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. 

verb
  • To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently. 

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