English adjective: cleft | |||
| 1. | cleft having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib | ||
| Synonyms | dissected | ||
| Similar | compound | ||
| Antonyms | unsubdivided, simple | ||
English noun: cleft | |||
| 1. | cleft (shape) a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | indentation, indenture | ||
| 2. | cleft (object) a long narrow opening | ||
| Synonyms | crack, crevice, fissure, scissure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gap, opening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, chap, chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, rift, shift, slit, split, vent, volcano | ||