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rift

rift
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rift]
    • /rɪft/
    • /rɪft/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rift]
    • /rɪft/

Definitions of rift word

  • noun rift an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink. 1
  • noun rift an open space, as in a forest or cloud mass, or a clear interval. 1
  • noun rift a break in friendly relations: a rift between two people; a rift between two nations. 1
  • noun rift a difference in opinion, belief, or interest that causes such a break in friendly relations. 1
  • noun rift Geology. a fault. a graben of regional extent. 1
  • noun rift the plane or direction along which a log or mass of granite can most easily be split. 1

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Origin of rift

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old Norse ript breaking of an agreement (compare Danish, Norwegian rift cleavage), derivative of rīfa to tear (cognate with rive)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rift

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rift popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".

rift usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rift

noun rift

  • aperture — An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
  • bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
  • breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
  • breakaway — A breakaway group is a group of people who have separated from a larger group, for example because of a disagreement.
  • breakoff — an abrupt discontinuance, especially of relations

verb rift

  • bust up — a failure.
  • fractured — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
  • make mincemeat of — a mixture composed of minced apples, suet, and sometimes meat, together with raisins, currants, candied citron, etc., for filling a pie.
  • fracturing — Present participle of fracture.
  • jigsaw — Also, jig saw. an electric machine saw with a narrow blade mounted vertically in a frame, for cutting curves or other difficult lines or patterns.

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