Thesaurus results for CLEFT

cleft

noun

ˈkleft

as in fissure

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure my fishing line managed to get wedged in a cleft in the rocks

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Recent Examples of cleft From his flat top, cleft chin, starched collar, and tight shirt to the crease in his trousers tucked into black boots. —

Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026 Along with the Antwerp Six, Martin Margiela put the small Belgian city of Antwerp on the international fashion radar, founding his house in 1988 and introducing cleft-toed boots, deconstructed clothes and all-white stores to the fashion lexicon. —

Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026 Apparently growing out of the cleft between her breasts was a large mauve orchid. —

Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cleft

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Noun

The fissure was visible before the war.

— Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 19 June 2026
So, too, does the idea that a soccer coach could close fissures that even the well-meaning among career politicians have failed to seal.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026

Definition of fissure

Noun

Cleaning every inch of a car interior is a daunting task, with dirt somehow making its way into every crevice between cupholders and seatbelts.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
In the footage, the sound of barking can be heard coming from a dark crevice in the rubble.

— Stephen Smith, CBS News, 1 July 2026