gorges
Meaning of gorges
- a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.
- the throat.
- a narrow rear entrance to a bastion, outwork, or other fortification.
- a mass of ice obstructing a narrow passage, especially a river.
- eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food.
they gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French gorger, from gorge ‘throat’, based on Latin gurges ‘whirlpool’. The noun originally meant ‘throat’ and is from Old French gorge ; gorge (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the mid 18th century.
Information about gorges
- The singular form of gorges is: gorge.
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Hyphenation of gorges
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- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- gorges is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
gorges synonyms
Meaning a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides:
Meaning a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in North America:
Meaning a ravine formed by the action of water:
Meaning an act or instance of moving past or through something:
Meaning damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil:
Meaning a steep, narrow gully on a mountainside:
Meaning a deep fissure in the earth's surface:
Meaning a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm:
Meaning a deep ravine, chasm, or abyss:
Meaning the backbone of an animal as it appears in a joint of meat:
Meaning a child's term for a rabbit:
Meaning a steep valley or ravine:
Meaning the paired respiratory organ of fish and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx:
Meaning a narrow gorge or ravine:
Meaning a steep ravine or precipice:
Meaning a narrow and steep-sided ravine marking the course of a fast stream:
Meaning an artificial channel conveying water, typically used for transporting logs or timber:
Meaning a steep-sided gully formed by the action of fast-flowing water in an arid or semi-arid region, found chiefly in the south-western US:
Meaning a narrow, winding river gorge:
Meaning a mountain stream or ravine in South America:
Meaning a watercourse, riverbed, or ravine:
Meaning a deep ravine or chasm:
Meaning a deep gully eroded by rainfall:
Meaning (in South Africa) a steep-sided, wooded ravine or valley:
Meaning a dry gully, formed by the eroding action of running water:
Meaning (in Sudan and neighbouring regions) a dry watercourse or ravine:
Meaning fill (oneself) with large amounts of food:
Meaning completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing:
Meaning cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full:
Meaning supply or fill to excess:
Meaning another term for sate:
Meaning satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full:
Meaning cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess:
Meaning have too much of something enjoyable, especially food or drink:
Meaning put more into (a container) than it either should or can contain:
Meaning eat too much:
Meaning gorge oneself with food:
Meaning eat or drink (something) greedily:
Meaning eat (something) hurriedly and noisily:
Meaning fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket:
Meaning eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly:
Meaning devour (food) greedily:
Meaning pull or knock down (a building):
Meaning knock or bring to the ground:
Meaning kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation:
Meaning eat food enthusiastically or greedily:
Meaning swallow (food) hastily or greedily:
Meaning move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance:
Meaning eat a large amount of (food) greedily:
Meaning breathe in (air, gas, smoke, etc.):
Meaning a large heavily built crow with mainly black plumage, feeding chiefly on carrion:
Meaning eat excessively:
Meaning eat good food, especially to excess:
Meaning swallow (something) greedily:
gorges antonyms
Meaning take small bites out of:
Anagrams of gorges
Words that rhyme with gorges
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