cleft

Speech parts

1. cleft - Noun

2. cleft - Adjective

3. cleft - Verb

Derived from cleave

5. cleft - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Cleave

imp. & p. p. from Cleave.

Divided; split; partly divided or split.

Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.

A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock.

A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.

A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

crack fissure crevice cranny chink scissure dissected canyon gulf gorge rime col rima dimple gulch
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Antonyms

united simple headland bridge connection join
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Hypernyms

opening gap indentation indenture

Hyponyms

rift faulting break split shift fault

Phrases with the word

in a cleft stick cleft palate formation cleft palates cleft palette cleft-hoofed urogenital cleft

Anagrams

FLETC

Examples

he had a cleft chin and strong jaw Source: Internet

the infant was born with a double harelip and cleft palate Source: Internet

a cleft stick Source: Internet

“Adam Bighill, a Canadian professional football player who was born with a cleft lip and palate and whose infant son Beau was also born with the condition, has demanded an apology from Williams for the past five days. Source: Internet

Acetylcholine is released from presynaptic neurons into the synaptic cleft. Source: Internet

American filmmaker Megan Mylan’s short documentary narrates the tale of how a poor village girl called Pinki becomes a social outcast owing to her cleft lip, till her life changes after a meeting with a social worker. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cleff cleffer cleflike cleft appendage cleft chin cleft foot