crevasse vs gulf

crevasse

noun
  • A discontinuity or “gap” between the accounted variables and an observed outcome. 

  • A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm. 

  • A breach in a canal or river bank. 

  • Any cleft or fissure. 

verb
  • To fissure with crevasses. 

  • To form crevasses. 

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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