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- [fish-er]
- /ˈfɪʃ ər/
- /ˈfɪʃ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fish-er]
- /ˈfɪʃ ər/
Definitions of fissure word
- noun fissure a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts. 1
- noun fissure cleavage (def 1). 1
- noun fissure Anatomy. a natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain. 1
- verb with object fissure to make fissures in; cleave; split. 1
- verb without object fissure to open in fissures; become split. 1
- noun fissure A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth. 1
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Origin of fissure
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin fissūra cleaving, cleft, fissure, equivalent to fiss(us) divided (see fissi-) + -ūra -ure
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Parts of speech for Fissure
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fissure popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".
fissure usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fissure
noun fissure
- crevice — A crevice is a narrow crack or gap, especially in a rock.
- cleavage — A woman's cleavage is the space between her breasts, especially the top part which you see if she is wearing a dress with a low neck.
- cleft — A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
- hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- crack — If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
verb fissure
- unstop — to remove the stopper from: to unstop a bottle.
- unclosed — not closed: an unclosed door.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- uncork — to draw the cork from.
- unclose — to open or cause to open
Antonyms for fissure
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