gullet Definition
gul·let (gul′ət)
noun
- the tube leading from the mouth to the stomach; esophagus
- the throat or neck
- any depression or channel like a gullet, as a water gully
Etymology: ME golet < OFr goulet, throat, narrow passage, dim. of goule < L gula, throat < IE base *gel-, to swallow > OE ceole, Ger kehle, throat
gullet Synonyms
gullet Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: In ' Barrett's esophagus ' the normal lining of the food pipe ( also called the gullet or esophagus ) has changed.
- have: You should contact your GP immediately to arrange for you to return to hospital to have the gullet stretched again.
Adjective modifier
- wide: They are made with a wide gullet to fit absolutely level from front to back and side to side.
- traditional: Restaurants catering for every taste line the picturesque harbor where the masts of traditional wooden gullets sway gently in the breeze.
- greedy: Indeed, there is no quicker way for the Devil, his enemy, to take possession of man than through his greedy gullet.
- wooden: Restaurants catering for every taste line the picturesque harbor where the masts of traditional wooden gullets sway gently in the breeze.
Modifies a noun
- cancer: More specifically, the increased use of nitrate fertilizers could be encouraging gullet cancer.
- sphincter: The change that pregnancy brings to the balance of the hormones also leads to a general relaxation of the gullet sphincter.
Noun used with modifier
change: Easy change gullet system, allowing on the spot adjusting of the saddle to fit correctly over the horses wither.
Browse dictionary entries near gullet
- ‹ Gullah
- ‹ gull
- ‹ gulfweed
- ‹ Gulf War syndrome
- ‹ Gulf War
- ‹ Gulf Stream
- ‹ Gulf States
- ‹ gulf
- ‹ gules
- ‹ gulden
- gullible ›
- Gulliver's Travels ›
- gully ›
- gulosity ›
- gulp ›
- gum ›
- gum ammoniac ›
- gum arabic ›
- gum elemi ›
- gum resin ›

