Thesaurus: cleft

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1. imp. of Cleave
2. p. p. of Cleave
3. imp. & p. p. from Cleave.
4. a. Divided; split; partly divided or split.
5. a. Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.
6. n. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock.
7. n. A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
8. n. A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
9. adj. split or divided
10. adj. having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
11. n. a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
12. n. a long narrow cleft
13. from Cleave. 1. Divided; split; partly divided or split. 2. (Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrob; as, a cleft leaf. 1. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock. Is. ii. 21. 2. A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood. 3. (Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. Branchial clefts. See under Branchial. Syn. -- Crack; crevice; fissure; chink; cranny.