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Cleft

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cracknoun(intransitive) To form cracks.
fissurenounA long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
crevicenounA narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
compoundnounAnything made by combining several things.
dividedseparated or split into pieces
scissurenounA longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
dissected(botany) Deeply divided; cut into many segments.
clovenSplit, sundered, or divided.
bisulcate(botany) Having two grooves.

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scissurenounA longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
fissurenounA long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
cracknoun(intransitive) To form cracks.
crevicenounA narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
dividedseparated or split into pieces
bisulcate(botany) Having two grooves.
compoundnounAnything made by combining several things.
dissected(botany) Deeply divided; cut into many segments.
riftnoun(figurative) A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance.
chinknounA narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
aperturenounA small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
slitnounA narrow cut or opening; a slot.
fracturenoun(medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
holenounA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
creasenounA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
groovenoun(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
trenchnounA long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
slotnounA narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.
furrownounA trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
crevassenounA crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.

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