cleft

[cleft]

If you're looking for an indentation or opening in something, you're looking for a cleft (noun). A person with a cleft (adjective) chin has a little dent in the middle of their chin. Most superheroes have one.

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from Cleave.

Noun
a long narrow opening

Noun
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)

Adjective S.
having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib

Adjective S.
used of hooves


imp.
of Cleave

p. p.
of Cleave


imp. & p. p. from Cleave.

a.
Divided; split; partly divided or split.

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

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

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

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


Cleft

Cleft , imp. & p. p. from Cleave.

Cleft

Cleft, a. 1. Divided; split; partly divided or split. 2. (Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrob; as, a cleft leaf.

Cleft

Cleft, n. [OE. clift; cf. Sw. klyft cave, den, Icel. kluft cleft, Dan. kl'94ft, G. kluft. See Cleave to split and cf. 2d Clift, 1st Clough.] 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.

from Cleave.

Divided; split; partly divided or split.

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

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