chasm
(noun) a deep opening in the earth’s surface
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chasm (plural chasms)
(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
(by extension) A large difference of opinion.
• HMACs, chams
Source: Wiktionary
Chasm, n. Etym: [L. chasma, Gr. Chaos.]
1. A deep opening made by disruption, as a breach in the earth or a rock; a yawning abyss; a cleft; a fissure. That deep, romantic chasm which slanted down the green hill. Coleridge.
2. A void space; a gap or break, as in ranks of men. Memory . . . fills up the chasms of thought. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
