gullet

Plural: gullets

Noun

• The esophagus, the tube connecting the pharynx to the stomach.
• the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
• The throat or esophagus.
• The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
• The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
• A channel for water.
• A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
• The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal.

Examples

• Finding a place for GULLET on the board felt like forcing a square peg into a round hole.

Synonyms

esophagus, gorge, oesophagus, cytopharynx

Related Words

craw, crop, esophagus, gully, throat, trachea, windpipe