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Gape

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gawkverbTo stare or gape stupidly.
gawpverb(chiefly British) To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
gogglenoun(in the plural) A pair of protective eyeglasses.
yawnnoun(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.
yawnounThe rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.

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yawnnoun(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.
gawpverb(chiefly British) To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
gogglenoun(in the plural) A pair of protective eyeglasses.
gawkverbTo stare or gape stupidly.
yawnounThe rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.
stareverb(intransitive, followed by "at") To look fixedly (at something).
byssal(malacology) Of or pertaining to the byssi, filaments secreted by certain bivalves
galpnoun(intransitive, archaic) To gape; yawn.
oscitateverb(archaic) To gape or yawn.
jawnnoun(slang, chiefly Mid-Atlantic US) Something; a thing; any object, place, or person.
gacknoun(slang) Crystal meth.
gaspnounA short, sudden intake of breath.
say aahverb(chiefly imperative) To open one's mouth wide and utter a prolonged /ɑ/ (usually to allow a medical examination).
groannounA low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
open one's mouthverb(idiomatic) to speak
grinnounA smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
gulpnounThe usual amount swallowed.
chaunnoun(obsolete) A gap or rift.
mouthnoun(anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
gooshnounThat which is gushy; cloying sentimentality

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