cleft

🇺🇸 /kleft/ 🇬🇧 /kleft/
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noun
R

A gap or split in something, like the ground or a person's chin.

The explorers discovered a hidden cave through a cleft in the mountain.

verb
R

To divide something into parts by cutting or splitting.

The blacksmith cleft the metal into two pieces with a powerful blow.

translation

n. A gap or split in something, like the ground or a person's chin.
v. To divide something into parts by cutting or splitting.

Word Forms

Plural clefts