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

Lern More About Cleft

Cleft :: Cleft (a.) Divided; split; partly divided or split.
Quinque- :: Quinque- () A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed..
Ravine :: Ravine (n.) A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft..
Jag :: Jag (n.) A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
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..
Rift :: Rift (n.) An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure.
Splitfeet :: Split (a.) Divided deeply; cleft.
Fissirostres :: Fissirostres (n. pl.) A group of birds having the bill deeply cleft.
Cleft :: Cleft (n.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
Chop :: Chop (n.) A crack or cleft. See Chap.
Clift :: Clift (n.) A cleft of crack; a narrow opening.
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..
Clove :: Clove (v. t.) A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove..
Pentafid :: Pentafid (a.) Divided or cleft into five parts.
Clough :: Clough (n.) A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley.
Rima :: Rima (n.) A narrow and elongated aperture; a cleft; a fissure.
Decemfid :: Decemfid (a.) Cleft into ten parts.
Chasm :: Chasm (n.) A deep opening made by disruption, as a breach in the earth or a rock; a yawning abyss; a cleft; a fissure..
Commissure :: Commissure (n.) A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us