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noun
- 1. a fissure or split, especially in rock or the ground: "the third peak is divided from the eastern one by a deep cleft" Similar
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How to use cleft in a sentence. a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure; a usually V-shaped indented formation : a hollow between ridges or protuberances… See the full definition
CLEFT definition: 1. an opening or crack, especially in a rock or the ground: 2. an opening or crack, especially in…. Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] cleft (plural clefts) An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting. A piece made by splitting.
noun. a space or opening made by cleavage; a split. Synonyms: crevasse, chasm, cranny, rift, crack, crevice, fissure. a division formed by cleaving. cleave. a hollow area or indentation: a chin with a cleft. Veterinary Pathology. a crack on the bend of the pastern of a horse. cleft.
If you're looking for an indentation or opening in something, you're looking for a cleft (noun). A person with a cleft (adjective) chin has a little dent in the middle of their chin. Most superheroes have one.
1. A crack, crevice, or split. 2. A split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin. [Middle English, past participle of cleven, to split; see cleave1. N., from Middle English, alteration (influenced by cleft) of clift, from Old English geclyft; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots .]
1. countable noun. A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it. ...a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for humans to enter. [ + in] Synonyms: opening, break, crack, gap More Synonyms of cleft. 2. countable noun. A cleft in someone's chin is a line down the middle of it. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
a natural opening or line, for example in the ground or in rock, or in a person’s chin (= part of the face below the mouth) They walked up a cleft in the hills. Definition of cleft noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A long dorsal fln, high and pointed anteriorly, runs along nearly the whole length of the back; the caudal is strong and deeply cleft. The cleft does not always proceed the whole length of the anther-lobe at once, but often for a time it extends only partially.
noun. /klɛft/ a natural opening or crack, for example in the ground or in rock, or in a person's chin a cleft in the rocks They walked up a cleft in the hills. see cleave. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
