Gap and Well

Gap

Gap noun - An open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge).

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Well and gap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Well" instead a noun "Gap".

Nearby Words: gape, gapped, gaping, gapping

Well noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Gap and well are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gap" instead a noun "Well".

Nearby Word: welled

short	short gap	short well
certain	certain gap	certain well
single	single gap	single well
empty	empty gap	empty well
Other adjectives: entire, real, large, little, new, bloody, largest.

Richard Dawkins noted something similar - if a fossil is found which bisects a gap in the evolutionary record, well, the creationist can now argue that there are two gaps instead of one.

Source: Moving the Goalposts
As well each movie has a 4-6 year gap between them, which is very unusual with the common practice of 2-3 year maximum gaps for sequels.

Source: Film / Mission: Impossible
Shampoo fits this well, even to Ranma (hint: she's in Japan for losing against Ranma and the gap just keeps getting bigger).

Source: Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy

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