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cleft
(redirected from Anal cleft)

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cleft  (klft)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of cleave1.
adj.
1. Divided; split.
2. Botany Having indentations that extend about halfway to the center, as in certain leaves.
n.
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.]

cleft
Noun
1. a narrow opening in a rock
2. an indentation or split
Adjective
in a cleft stick in a very difficult position
Verb
a past of cleave1

Cleft a group of stars [modern].
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cleftcleft - a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
indentation, indenture - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
2.cleftcleft - a long narrow opening                
chap - a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
chink - a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
crevasse - a deep fissure
fatigue crack - a crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue
faulting, geological fault, fracture, break, fault, shift - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
rift - a narrow fissure in rock
slit - a narrow fissure
split - a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
volcano, vent - a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
Adj.1.cleft - having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"

cleft
Translations
cleft [klɛft] n (in rock) → grieta, hendedura

cleft [klɛft] n (in rock) → crevasse f, fissure f

cleft [klɛft] nSpalte f

cleft [klɛft] n (in rock) → crepa, fenditura

cleft
n cleft [kleft]
an opening made by splitting a cleft in the rocks. kloof شِق،شِق، صَدْع цепнатина trhlina, rozsedlina kløft; spalte die Spalte σχισμή hendidura, grieta lõhe شکاف halkeama fissure בְקִיע दरार pukotina, raspuklima szakadék celah sprunga fenditura 裂け目 갈라진 틈 plyšys plaisa rekahan spleet kløft, spalte szczelina fissura fisură расщелина trhlina razpoka rascep klyfta, spricka รอยแยก çatlak, yarık 裂縫 тріщина, розколина توڑ کر دو ٹکڑے کرنا ، اختلاف khe


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