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a·byss
 abyss
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- pronunciation:
bIs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a vast, unmeasurable space; bottomless pit.
In my nightmare, I fell into an abyss of fire.- synonyms:
- abysm, deep, gulf
- similar words:
- canyon, chasm, gorge, pit, void
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| definition 2: |
anything resembling an abyss in its extent, unmeasurableness, or profundity.
the abyss of subatomic space- synonyms:
- depths
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| related words: |
chaos, deep |
adjective + (n.)abyss
black, bottomless, dark, deep, deepest, endless, fiery, infinite, ontological, procedural, terrible, terrifying, yawning
verb + (n.)abyss
cross,
descend,
disappear,
drop,
escape,
fall,
head,
hurl,
jump,
leap,
peer,
plummet,
plunge,
sink,
slide,
slip,
soar,
stare,
stretch,
struggle,
suspend,
swim,
teeter,
tumble
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(n.)abyss
+ verb
gaze, separate, surround, warn, yawn
noun + (n.)abyss
bottom, bridge, brink, darkness, depth, descent, edge, gaze, ghost, glimpse, horror, leap, lip, ocean, plunge, rope, slide, terror, void
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The word abyss
contains the following part:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous
, atrophy
). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial
, amoral
) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, abranchiate, abysmal, abyss, achene, achromatic, achromic, adiabatic, agnostic, alexia, amenorrhea, amethyst, ametropia, amnesia, amnesty, amoral, amorphous, anaemia, anaerobe, anaerobic, analgesia, analgesic, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, aneroid, anesthesia, anesthesiology, anodyne, anomalous, anomaly, anomie, anonym, anonymous, anorexia, anoxia, anuria, apathy, aperiodic, apetalous, aphasia, aplastic anemia, apraxia, apterous, apteryx, arrhythmia, aseptic, asexual, asocial, asphyxia, astatine, asthenia, astigmatism, asymmetry, asymptote, ataractic, ataxia, atheist, atom, atonal, atrophy, avitaminosis, azygous, neurasthenia
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