Abyss
21abyss — /əˈbɪs / (say uh bis) noun 1. a very deep chasm. 2. any deep, immeasurable space: *Suddenly the bottom of this abyss seemed to advance to meet him; or, rather the black throat of the chasm belched a volume of leaping, curling water, which mounted …
22abyss — n. a gaping, yawning abyss * * * [ə bɪs] yawning abyss a gaping …
23abyss — The depths of the sea. Because the Hebrews disliked the sea (cf. Rev. 21:1), deep waters were regarded as the abode of demons. It was the appropriate destiny for the Gadarene swine when the demons had entered into them (Luke 8:31, 33), and from… …
24abyss — [16] English borrowed abyss from late Latin abyssus, which in turn derived from Greek ábussos. This was an adjective meaning ‘bottomless’, from a ‘not’ and bussós ‘bottom’, a dialectal variant of buthós (which is related to bathys ‘deep’, the… …
25abyss — [16] English borrowed abyss from late Latin abyssus, which in turn derived from Greek ábussos. This was an adjective meaning ‘bottomless’, from a ‘not’ and bussós ‘bottom’, a dialectal variant of buthós (which is related to bathys ‘deep’, the… …
26abyss — n. 1 a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. 2 a an immeasurable depth (abyss of despair). b a catastrophic situation as contemplated or feared (his loss brought him a step nearer the abyss). 3 (prec. by the) primal chaos, hell. Etymology: ME f. LL …
27abyss — /euh bis /, n. 1. a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm. 2. anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite: the abyss of time. 3. (in ancient cosmogony) a. the primal chaos before Creation. b. the infernal regions; hell. c. a… …
28abyss — Synonyms and related words: Bassalia, Gehenna, Sheol, Tophet, abysm, abyssal zone, arroyo, bathyal zone, benthos, bottom waters, bottomless depths, box canyon, breach, break, canyon, cavity, chap, chasm, check, chimney, chink, cleft, cleuch,… …
29abyss — a|byss [ ə bıs ] noun count 1. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM a very frightening or dangerous situation, or one in which there seems to be no hope: The company was on the brink of a financial abyss. 2. ) LITERARY a large deep hole that appears to have no… …
30abyss — [ə bɪs] noun 1》 a very deep chasm. 2》 (the abyss) a catastrophic situation seen as likely to occur. Origin ME: via late L. from Gk abussos bottomless , from a without + bussos depth …
