HyperDic: cleft

English > 4 senses of the word cleft:
NOUNshapeclefta split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
objectcleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissurea long narrow opening
ADJECTIVEallcleftsplit or divided
allcleft, dissectedhaving one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
cleft > pronunciation
Soundskleh'ft
Rhymesbereft ... theft: 6 rhymes with ehft...
English > cleft: 4 senses > adjective 1
MeaningSplit or divided.
Examples
  • "he had a cleft chin and strong jaw"
  • "the infant was born with a double harelip and cleft palate"
  • "a cleft stick"
Broaderdividedseparated into parts or pieces
English > cleft: 4 senses > adjective 2
MeaningHaving one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib.
Synonymdissected
BroadercompoundComposed of more than one part
Spanishhendido
English > cleft: 4 senses > noun 1, shape
MeaningA split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin).
Broaderindentation, indentureA concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
Spanishhendidura
Catalanclivella
Verbscleaveseparate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
cleavemake by cutting into
English > cleft: 4 senses > noun 2, object
MeaningA long narrow opening.
Synonymscrack, crevice, fissure, scissure
NarrowerchapA crack in a lip caused usually by cold
chinkA narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
crevasseA deep fissure
fatigue crackA crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
riftA narrow fissure in rock / rock
slitA narrow fissure
splitA lengthwise crack in wood
vent, volcanoA fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
Broaderopening, gapAn open or empty space in or between things
Spanishfisura, grieta, hendidura, quebradura, quebraja, raja, rendija, resquebradura
Catalanclivella, esberla, escletxa, esquerda, fenedura, fissura

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