gaping vs shut

gaping

noun
  • A threat or courtship behavior in animals involving holding the mouth open and displaying the teeth or other interior features. 

  • The act of one who gapes. 

  • Something gaping; something agape. 

adj
  • Wide open. 

  • Having the jaw wide open, as in astonishment or stupefaction. 

shut

verb
  • To confine in an enclosed area. 

  • To catch or snag in the act of shutting something. 

  • To preclude; to exclude; to bar out. 

  • To close, to stop being open. 

  • To close, to stop from being open. 

  • To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed. 

adj
  • Closed; not open. 

noun
  • The act or time of shutting; close. 

  • The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together. 

  • A door or cover; a shutter. 

  • A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets. 

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