Definition of cleft

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of cleft is as below...

Cleft (imp.) of Cleav.

Lern More About Cleft

Quinque- :: Quinque- () A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed..
Cleft :: Cleft (p. p.) of Cleav.
Sexifid :: Sexifid (a.) Six-cleft; as, a sexfid calyx or nectary..
Crevice :: Crevice (n.) A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent.
Aperture :: Aperture (n.) An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall..
Clough :: Clough (n.) A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley.
Quadrifid :: Quadrifid (a.) Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf..
Spinaceous :: Spina bifida () A congenital malformation in which the spinal column is cleft at its lower portion, and the membranes of the spinal cord project as an elastic swelling from the gap thus formed..
Cleft :: Cleft (n.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
Jagged :: "Jagged (a.) Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks..
Crevasse :: Crevasse (n.) A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided..
Split :: Split (a.) Divided; cleft.
Guhr :: Guhr (n.) A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ocher..
Cleftgraft :: Cleftgraft (v. t.) To ingraft by cleaving the stock and inserting a scion.
Parted :: Parted (a.) Cleft so that the divisions reach nearly, but not quite, to the midrib, or the base of the blade; -- said of a leaf, and used chiefly in composition; as, three-parted, five-parted, etc..
Cleft :: Cleft (n.) A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock..
Chinky :: Chinky (a.) Full of chinks or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts.
Jag :: Jag (n.) A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
Fissile :: Fissile (a.) Capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of cleavage, like crystals..
Clove :: Clove (imp.) Cleft.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us