Abyss
11abyss — (n.) late 14c., earlier abime (c.1300, from a form in Old French), from L.L. abyssus bottomless pit, from Gk. abyssos (limne) bottomless (pool), from a without (see A (Cf. a ) (2)) + byssos bottom, possibly related to bathos depth …
12Abyss — Film de science fiction de James Cameron, avec Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1989 Technique: couleurs Durée: 2 h 15 Résumé Les ouvriers d une plate forme expérimentale de… …
13abyss — *gulf, chasm, abysm …
14abyss — [n] something very deep, usually a feature of land abysm, chasm, crevasse, depth, fissure, gorge, gulf, hole, pit, void; concepts 509,514 …
15abyss — ► NOUN ▪ a very deep chasm. ORIGIN from Greek abussos bottomless …
16Abyss — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Titre d œuvre Abyss, film de James Cameron sorti en 1989. Personnage Abyss, pseudonyme de Chris Parks, catcheur de la TNA. Abyss, personnage fictif de… …
17abyss — [[t]æbɪ̱s[/t]] abysses 1) N COUNT: usu sing An abyss is a very deep hole in the ground. [LITERARY] 2) N COUNT: usu sing If someone is on the edge or brink of an abyss, they are about to enter into a very frightening or threatening situation.… …
18abyss — a|byss [əˈbıs] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: abyssus, from Greek, from abyssos bottomless , from a without + byssos depth ] 1.) a very dangerous or frightening situation abyss of ▪ The country might plunge into the abyss of economic… …
19abyss — noun (C) literary 1 a deep empty space, seen from a high point such as a mountain: The ocean floor drops away into a dark abyss. 2 a very dangerous or frightening situation: the abyss of a nuclear war 3 a great difference which separates two… …
20abyss — UK [əˈbɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms abyss : singular abyss plural abysses 1) mainly journalism a very frightening or dangerous situation, or one in which there seems to be no hope The company was on the brink of a financial abyss. 2)… …
