Unscramble cleft

Definition of cleft

adjective:

• having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib. Synonyms: dissected.

noun:

• a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin).
• a long narrow opening. Synonyms: crack, crevice, fissure, scissure.

verb:

• separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone". Synonyms: cleave, rive, split.
• make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock". Synonyms: cleave.
• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body", "The label stuck to the box", "The sushi rice grains cohere". Synonyms: adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick.

Related words

agglutinate, break, chap, chink, conglutinate, crevasse, fault, faulting, fracture, laminate, maul, mold, rift, shift, slit, split, vent, volcano.

Words nearby

cleat, clef, left.

Rhymes with

bereft, deft, heft, left, theft.