Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with gap in American Collocation
gap
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɡæp/
small
little
narrow
small
tiny
He has a little gap between his front teeth.
These creatures can squeeze through tiny gaps.
large
big
enormous
large
massive
wide
There are wide gaps between the floorboards.
fill in
leave
seal
Leave a gap of 2 inches.
big
considerable
enormous
large
massive
massive
serious
significant
substantial
These new discoveries fill a significant gap in the historical record.
financing
funding
knowledge
skills
Establishing specialist schools would help to plug the skills gap.