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单词 cleft
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cleft

All in all, something of a cleft stick.First, my brother has a cleft chin and neither of my parents has.He was born with a facial cleft that meant his eyes were nearly 2in further apart than they should have been and he had no real nose.

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(noun) 
Definition
an indentation or split
a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through
Synonyms
opening
He squeezed through an opening in the fence.
break
a break in the earth's surface
crack
She watched him though a crack in the curtains.
gap
the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames
rent
welling up from a rent in the ground
breach
A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall.
fracture
large fractures in the crust creating the valleys
rift
In the open bog are many rifts and potholes.
chink
He peered through a chink in the curtains.
crevice
a huge boulder with rare ferns growing in every crevice
fissure
There was a great crack, and a fissure opened up.
cranny
The lizards fled into crannies in the rocks.
(adjective) 
The cleft rock face seemed to move in the static noonday light.
Synonyms
split
a split finger nail
separated
They're trying their best to bring together separated families.
torn
a torn photograph
rent
ruptured
cloven
The tracks were made by an animal with a cloven hoof.
riven
The party was riven with factional fighting.
sundered
parted

Additional synonyms

in the sense of breach
Definition
a crack, break, or gap
A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall.
Synonyms
opening,
crack,
break,
hole,
split,
gap,
rent,
rift,
rupture,
aperture,
chasm,
cleft,
fissure
in the sense of break
Definition
the act or result of breaking
a break in the earth's surface
Synonyms
fracture,
opening,
tear,
hole,
split,
crack,
gap,
rent,
breach,
rift,
rupture,
gash,
cleft,
fissure
in the sense of chink
Definition
a small narrow opening
He peered through a chink in the curtains.
Synonyms
opening,
crack,
gap,
rift,
aperture,
cleft,
crevice,
fissure,
cranny

Nearby words of
cleft

  • clearness
  • cleave
  • cleave to
  • cleft
  • clemency
  • clement
  • clergy

Related terms of
cleft

  • cleave
  • cleave to

Synonyms of 'cleft'

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