Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

The word "cleft" can be used as noun, verb, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Rathke's cleft anal cleft chin cleft cleft chin cleft foot cleft grafting cleft habitus cleft lip cleft of Venus cleft palate cleft sentence cleft stick cleftgraft gluteal cleft in a cleft stick intergluteal cleft mental cleft natal cleft noncleft pseudocleft pudendal cleft synaptic cleft uncleft watercleft

Derived From

t

Etymologically Related To

cleave

Inflected/Variant Forms

cleave

Context

linguistics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

gap indentation indenture opening

Type Of (IsA)

book gap indentation long thin object walled cavity

Related Terms

cleavage cleave cleaver cleft sentence clefting cloven dimple

Related Terms

band cleave cleft sentence clefting crack dimple disease divided fissure horse opening pastern split

Similar Terms

compound divided divided

Synonym Network

crack dissected

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