CLEFT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a long narrow opening
   Synonym(s)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • crevice (what does crevice mean?)
   • fissure (what does fissure mean?)
   • scissure (what does scissure mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cleft is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • opening (what does opening mean?)
   • gap (what does gap mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • chap (what does chap mean?)
   • chink (what does chink mean?)
   • crevasse (what does crevasse mean?)
   • fatigue crack (what does fatigue crack mean?)
   • fault (what does fault mean?)
   • geological fault (what does geological fault mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • rift (what does rift mean?)
   • slit (what does slit mean?)
   • split (what does split mean?)
   • vent (what does vent mean?)
   • volcano (what does volcano mean?)
   • volcanic crater (what does volcanic crater mean?)
   • crater (what does crater mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fissure (what does fissure mean?)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
   Hypernyms(s) cleft is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • indentation (what does indentation mean?)
   • indenture (what does indenture mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cleave (what does cleave mean?)
   • split (what does split mean?)
   • rive (what does rive mean?)
   • cleave (what does cleave mean?)

CLEFT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
   Synonym(s)
   • dissected (what does dissected mean?)
   Similar To
   • compound (what does compound mean?)
2. Meaning
   • used of hooves
   Synonym(s)
   • bisulcate (what does bisulcate mean?)
   • cloven (what does cloven mean?)
   Similar To
   • divided (what does divided mean?)