gapes

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeɪps/
• Rhymes: -eɪps

Verb

gapes

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gape

Noun

gapes

1. plural of gape

Noun

gapes (uncountable)

1. A fit of yawning.

   The gapes is contagious: when one person gets the gapes, pretty soon you've got a roomful of gapers.

2. A disease of young poultry and other birds, caused by a parasitic nematode worm in the windpipe, and having uneasy gaping as a symptom.

   The gapes has gotten to many of the birds.

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

gapes

1. passive form of gape