cleft
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Synonyms: left, clift, cleat, clef, clefs, cleit, clept, cleet, clent, aleft, ceft
Antonyms: left, clift, cleat, clef, clefs, cleit, clept, cleet, clent, aleft, ceft
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Noun
- An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- The river flows through a cleft in the mountains.
- A piece made by splitting.
- a cleft of wood
- A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
Verb
- To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."
Verb
- simple past and past participle of cleave
Adjective
- split, divided, or partially divided into two.
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