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 | ||