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Crevice :: Crevice (n.) A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent.

Cleft :: Cleft (n.) A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood..

Clough :: Clough (n.) A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley.

Fissure :: Fissure (n.) A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock..

Cleft :: Cleft (imp.) of Cleav.

Scissure :: Scissure (n.) A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure..

Pentafid :: Pentafid (a.) Divided or cleft into five parts.

Octofid :: Octofid (a.) Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx..

Spiniferous :: Spineted (a.) Slit; cleft.

Clove :: Clove (v. t.) A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove..

Staphylotomy :: Staphylorrhaphy (n.) The operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft..

Bifid :: Bifid (a.) Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins..

Quadrifid :: Quadrifid (a.) Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf..

Pedatifid :: Pedatifid (a.) Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly connected at the base; -- said of a leaf..

Quinque- :: Quinque- () A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed..

Spiracle :: Spiracle (n.) A tubular orifice communicating with the gill cavity of certain ganoid and all elasmobranch fishes. It is the modified first gill cleft.

Clove :: Clove (imp.) Cleft.

Rift :: Rift (n.) An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure.

Rima :: Rima (n.) A narrow and elongated aperture; a cleft; a fissure.

Cleft-footed :: Cleft-footed (a.) Having a cloven foot.

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