cleft in English dictionary

  • cleft

    Meanings and definitions of "cleft"

    • an opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting
    • Simple past tense and past participle of cleave.
    • noun
      An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
    • noun
      A piece made by splitting.
    • noun
      A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
    • verb
      simple past tense and past participle of [i]cleave[/i]
    • opening made or as if made by splitting
    • A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
    • adjective
      having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
    • adjective
      split or divided; "he had a cleft chin and strong jaw"; "the infant was born with a double harelip and cleft palate"; "a cleft stick"
    • noun
      a long narrow opening
    • noun
      a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)

    Synonyms of "cleft" in English dictionary

    crack, compound, scissure are the top synonyms of "cleft" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of cleft

    • cleft ( plural  clefts)
    • cleft (plural clefts)
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