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- [kleft]
- /klɛft/
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- [kleft]
- /klɛft/
Definitions of cleft word
- countable noun cleft A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it. 3
- countable noun cleft A cleft in someone's chin is a line down the middle of it. 3
- adjective cleft If someone has a cleft chin, they have a cleft in their chin. 3
- noun cleft Cleft is a past participle of cleave. 3
- noun cleft a fissure or crevice 3
- noun cleft an indentation or split in something, such as the chin, palate, etc 3
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Origin of cleft
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English clift, Old English (ge)clyft split, cracked; cognate with Old High German, Old Norse kluft; akin to cleave2
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Parts of speech for Cleft
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cleft popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cleft usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cleft
adj cleft
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- torn — past participle of tear2 .
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- rent — an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.
- cracked — An object that is cracked has lines on its surface because it is damaged.
noun cleft
- cranny — Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something.
- crevasse — A crevasse is a large, deep crack in thick ice or rock.
- canyon — A canyon is a long, narrow valley with very steep sides.
- chasm — A chasm is a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice.
- fissure — a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
adjective cleft
- forked — having a fork or fork-like branches.
- divided — separated; separate.
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- pronged — having prongs (often used in combination): a four-pronged fork.
- split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
Antonyms for cleft
adj cleft
- connected — If one thing is connected with another, there is a link or relationship between them.
- joined — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- joint — the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.
- united — made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
noun cleft
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
adjective cleft
- undivided — separated; separate.
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