| NOUN | object | gorge | a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it) |
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| object | gorge, defile | a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) | |
| body | gorge, esophagus, oesophagus, gullet | the passage between the pharynx and the stomach | |
| VERB | consumption | gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out | overeat or eat immodestly |
| Sounds | gao'rjh | |
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| Rhymes | disgorge ... Norge: 5 rhymes with aorjh... | |
| Meaning | A deep ravine (usually with a river running through it). | |
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| Instances | Cataract Canyon | A tributary of the Grand Canyon |
| Grand Canyon | The enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona | |
| Olduvai Gorge | A gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains | |
| Narrower | gulch, flume | A narrow gorge with a stream running through it |
| Broader | ravine | A deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) |
| Spanish | colada, congosto, cortadura, desfiladero, garganta, gorja | |
| Catalan | congost, engorjat, escanyall, gorge, gorja | |
| Meaning | A narrow pass (especially one between mountains). | |
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| Synonym | defile | |
| Broader | pass, mountain pass, notch | The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks |
| Spanish | angostura, colada, congosto, cortadura, desfiladero, estrecho, garganta, paso | |
| Catalan | congost, engorjat, escanyall, gorja | |
| Meaning | The passage between the pharynx and the stomach. | |
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| Synonyms | esophagus, oesophagus, gullet | |
| Part of | alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract | tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus |
| Parts | cardiac sphincter | The valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach |
| epicardia | The short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach | |
| Broader | muscular structure, musculature, muscle system | The muscular system of an organism |
| passage, passageway | A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass | |
| Spanish | esofago, esófago | |
| Catalan | esòfag | |
| Meaning | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out | |
| Broader | eat | Eat a meal |
| Spanish | atracarse, devorar | |
| Catalan | afartar-se, atracar-se, devorar, empapussar-se, sobremenjar | |
| Nouns | gorger | someone who eats food rapidly and greedily |
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