All rift synonyms
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- clough β a gorge or narrow ravine
- division β the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- opening β an open or clear space.
- breach β If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- fragmentation β the act or process of fragmenting; state of being fragmented.
- disaffiliation β The termination of an affiliation; the act of ceasing to be associated with something.
- clash β When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- chink β A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it.
- breakup β The breakup of a marriage, relationship, or association is the act of it finishing or coming to an end because the people involved decide that it is not working successfully.
- interval β an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- interruption β an act or instance of interrupting.
- gap β a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- leave-taking β a saying farewell; a parting or goodbye; departure: His leave-taking was brief.
- interspace β a space between things.
- hiatus β a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
- cleavage β 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.
- mutilation β to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- canyon β A canyon is a long, narrow valley with very steep sides.
- bisection β to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- misunderstanding β failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
- windup β the conclusion of any action, activity, etc.; the end or close.
- cleft β A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
- gulf β a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
- cutoff β A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
- embarkation β The act of embarking.
- breakaway β A breakaway group is a group of people who have separated from a larger group, for example because of a disagreement.
- divide β to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- chasm β A chasm is a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice.
- crevice β A crevice is a narrow crack or gap, especially in a rock.
- aperture β An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
- fracture β the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- defect β A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.
- good-bye β a farewell.
- crackup β a cracking up
- fault line β the intersection of a fault with the surface of the earth or other plane of reference.
- crack β If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- dialyses β Physical Chemistry. the separation of crystalloids from colloids in a solution by diffusion through a membrane.
- breakoff β an abrupt discontinuance, especially of relations
- dialysis β Dialysis or kidney dialysis is a method of treating kidney failure by using a machine to remove waste material from the kidneys.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
verb rift
- bust up β a failure.
- fractured β the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- fracturing β Present participle of fracture.
- jigsaw β 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.
- make mincemeat of β a mixture composed of minced apples, suet, and sometimes meat, together with raisins, currants, candied citron, etc., for filling a pie.