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CLEFTS Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word clefts. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word clefts. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for CLEFTS

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tears
nounn
noun

• the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

chasms
nounn
noun

• a deep opening in the earth's surface

cracks
nounn
noun

• a long narrow cleft

• a narrow opening

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a sudden sharp noise

• a chance to do something

• witty remark

• a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts

• a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive

• a usually brief attempt

• the act of cracking something

adjective satellite

• of the highest quality

verb

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• make a very sharp explosive sound

• make a sharp sound

• hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise

• pass through (a barrier)

• break partially but keep its integrity

• break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension

• gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions

• suffer a nervous breakdown

• tell spontaneously

• cause to become cracked

• reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking

• break into simpler molecules by means of heat

crevices
nounn
noun

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a long narrow cleft

fissures
nounn
noun

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a long narrow cleft

• (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

verb

• break into fissures or fine cracks

gaps
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a narrow opening

• a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

• a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

verb

• make an opening or gap in

openings
nounn
adjective

• first or beginning

noun

• an open or empty space in or between things

• a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise

• becoming open or being made open

• the first performance (as of a theatrical production)

• the act of opening something

• opportunity especially for employment or promotion

• the initial part of the introduction

• a possible alternative

• an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

• a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

• a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess

• the first of a series of actions

rifts
nounn
noun

• a gap between cloud masses

• a narrow fissure in rock

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

splits
verb, nounv, n
noun

• extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

• an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea

• a bottle containing half the usual amount

• a promised or claimed share of loot or money

• a lengthwise crack in wood

• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

• a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts

• (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl

• an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

• the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

• division of a group into opposing factions

adjective satellite

• having been divided; having the unity destroyed

• (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

verb

• separate into parts or portions

• separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

crevice
nounn
noun

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a long narrow cleft

dissected
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib

fissure
nounn
noun

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a long narrow cleft

• (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

verb

• break into fissures or fine cracks

scissure
nounn
noun

• a long narrow cleft

Best Hypernyms For CLEFTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for clefts, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
gap indentation indenture opening

Alternatives for TEARS

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