gape vs regard

gape

verb
  • To stare in wonder. 

  • To open wide; to display a gap. 

  • To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals. 

  • To depict a dilated anal or vaginal cavity upon penetrative sexual activity. 

  • To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. 

noun
  • An act of gaping; a yawn. 

  • A disease in poultry caused by gapeworm in the windpipe, a symptom of which is frequent gaping. 

  • The width of an opening. 

  • A large opening. 

  • The maximum opening of the mouth (of a bird, fish, etc.) when it is open. 

regard

verb
  • To look at; to observe. 

  • To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. 

  • To have to do with, to concern. 

  • To face toward. 

noun
  • A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense. 

  • The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held. 

  • A steady look, a gaze. 

  • Slang for retard, a very bad stock trader. 

  • One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference. 

How often have the words gape and regard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )