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Definition of Cleft
1. Adjective. Having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib.
2. Noun. A split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin).
3. Noun. A long narrow opening.
Exact synonyms: Crack, Crevice, Fissure, Scissure
Specialized synonyms: Chap, Chink, Crevasse, Fatigue Crack, Break, Fault, Faulting, Fracture, Geological Fault, Shift, Rift, Slit, Split, Vent, Volcano
Generic synonyms: Gap, Opening
Derivative terms: Crack, Fissure
Specialized synonyms: Chap, Chink, Crevasse, Fatigue Crack, Break, Fault, Faulting, Fracture, Geological Fault, Shift, Rift, Slit, Split, Vent, Volcano
Generic synonyms: Gap, Opening
Derivative terms: Crack, Fissure
Definition of Cleft
1. a. Divided; split; partly divided or split.
2. n. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock.
Definition of Cleft
1. Noun. an opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting ¹
2. Verb. (past of cleave) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cleft
1. to insert a scion into the stock of a plant [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Cleft
1. A fissure. (05 Mar 2000)