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- DictionaryCleft/kleft/
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- 1. a fissure or split, especially one in rock or the ground: "the third peak is divided from the eastern one by a deep cleft"
Definition of cleft noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. cleft. noun. /kleft/ a natural opening or line, for example in the ground or in rock, or in a person’s chin (= part of the face below the mouth) a cleft in the rocks. They walked up a cleft in the hills. the cleft in his chin. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
cleft definition: 1. an opening or crack, especially in a rock or the ground: 2. an opening or crack, especially in…. Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English cleft1 /kleft/ noun [ countable] 1 a natural crack in something, especially the surface of rocks or the Earth 2 an area on the chin or lip that goes slightly inwards Examples from the Corpus cleft • Slice was perched along the sides of a cleft in the mountains that couldn't be dignified by the name...
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLEFT. [count] 1. : a narrow space in the surface of something. The river begins as a trickle of water from a cleft in the rock. 2. : a narrow area that looks like a small dent in someone's chin. He has a distinctive cleft in his chin.
1. : a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure. 2. : a usually V-shaped indented formation : a hollow between ridges or protuberances. the anal cleft of the human body. cleft. 2 of 2. adjective. : partially split or divided. specifically : divided about halfway to the midrib. a cleft leaf. Synonyms. Noun. check. chink. crack.
Cleft definition: Divided; split. The divisions of the calyx extend only about one-third the length of the corolla, whereas in the other British species of Myosotis it is deeply cleft.
adj. Zoology cloven; split; divided. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023. cleft1 (kleft), n. a space or opening made by cleavage; a split. a division formed by cleaving. a hollow area or indentation: a chin with a cleft. Veterinary Diseases a crack on the bend of the pastern of a horse.
