ABYSS
NOUNS
► ABIME 1300 an abyss
► ABRUPT an abyss, an abrupt or steep place; a precipice; a chasm → 1624 obs.
► ABYSM an abyss; any deep immeasurable space → 1495
► ABYSMUS an abyss → 1611 obs. (Bk.)
► DEEPNESS an abyss, a deep place or cavity; a deep part of the sea, etc. → 1000 obs.
► DOWNFALL an abyss, a gulf; a steep downward slope → 1542
► DUNGEON an abyss, gulf, or chasm; a cave or cavern; often used in the plural → 1475
► JAW-HOLE an abyss, a gaping opening → 1840
► PALUS an abyss → 1471
► PALUSCHE an abyss → 1471 obs.