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gulf

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1. gulf - Noun

2. gulf - Verb

3. Gulf - Proper noun

Meaning

A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin,

That which swallows; the gullet.

That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico.

A large deposit of ore in a lode.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Iceland, though it lies so far to the north that it is partly within the Arctic Circle, is, like Norway, Scotland, and Ireland, affected by the Gulf Stream, so that considerable portions of it are quite habitable. Harry Johnston

A great gulf, however, has been opened between man's material advance and his social and moral progress, a gulf in which he may one day be lost if it is not closed or narrowed. Lester B. Pearson

Faith has a saving connection with Christ. Christ is on the shore, so to speak, holding the rope, and as we lay hold of it with the hand of our confidence, He pulls us to shore; but all good works having no connection with Christ are drifted along down the gulf of fell despair. Charles Spurgeon

BRAZILIFICATION:The widening gulf between the rich and the poor and the accompanying disappearance of the middle classes. Douglas Coupland

There is a mighty gulf between those who love and those who do not love God To the one class we owe civility, courtesy, kindness, even tenderness. It is only those who love the Lord who should find in our hearts a home. Frederick William Robertson

To have a hut built from mud here is better than a palace made from gold and marble on the Arabian Gulf. Kurdish Proverb

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