gapes

[ geyps, gaps ]

/ geɪps, gæps /

noun (used with a singular verb)

Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.

a fit of yawning.

Origin of gapes

see origin at gape, -s³

OTHER WORDS FROM gapes

gapy, adjective

Words nearby gapes

gap, gap 1, gap 2, gape, gaper, gapes, gapeseed, gapeworm, gaping, gap junction, gaposis

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Example sentences from the Web for gapes

An epidemic of the gapes, infecting the entire race of local hens, had caused the disappearance of every egg from the market.
Alone|Norman Douglas
Well indeed I would be that myself, only the half o' them young chickens goin' off with the gapes.
The Turn of the Road|Rutherford Mayne
She went to his chicken yard with him, and prescribed for gapes.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather
Presently he gapes; then his eyes shut, and his beak droops—just a very little.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893|Various

She pauses to give a shudder at the idea, while Jim gapes blankly at her, wondering whether she has gone off her head.
Alas!|Rhoda Broughton

British Dictionary definitions for gapes

gapes

/ (ɡeɪps) /

noun (functioning as singular)

a disease of young domestic fowl, characterized by gaping or gasping for breath and caused by parasitic worms (gapeworms)

informal a fit of yawning

Derived forms of gapes

gapy, adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gapes
释义	gapes [ geyps, gaps ] / geɪps, gæps / noun (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms. a fit of yawning. Origin of gapes see origin at gape, -s³ OTHER WORDS FROM gapes gapy, adjective Words nearby gapes gap, gap 1, gap 2, gape, gaper, gapes, gapeseed, gapeworm, gaping, gap junction, gaposis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gapes An epidemic of the gapes, infecting the entire race of local hens, had caused the disappearance of every egg from the market. Alone\|Norman Douglas Well indeed I would be that myself, only the half o' them young chickens goin' off with the gapes. The Turn of the Road\|Rutherford Mayne She went to his chicken yard with him, and prescribed for gapes. Song of the Lark\|Willa Cather Presently he gapes; then his eyes shut, and his beak droops—just a very little. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893\|Various She pauses to give a shudder at the idea, while Jim gapes blankly at her, wondering whether she has gone off her head. Alas!\|Rhoda Broughton British Dictionary definitions for gapes gapes / (ɡeɪps) / noun (functioning as singular) a disease of young domestic fowl, characterized by gaping or gasping for breath and caused by parasitic worms (gapeworms) informal a fit of yawning Derived forms of gapes gapy, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gapes stare, glare, gloat, rubberneck, eye, look, goggle, focus, yawp, beam, ogle, peer, bore, wonder, eyeball, cleave, divide, yaw, gap, yawn
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gapes

noun (used with a singular verb)

Origin of gapes

OTHER WORDS FROM gapes

Words nearby gapes

Example sentences from the Web for gapes

British Dictionary definitions for gapes

noun (functioning as singular)

Derived forms of gapes

Words related to gapes