RIFT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they hoped to avoid a break in relations
    Hypernyms(s) rift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a narrow fissure in rock
    Hypernyms(s) rift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a gap between cloud masses
    Usage Example(s)
    • the sun shone through a rift in the clouds
    Hypernyms(s) rift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower