clefts
Cracks in stone
Clefts is the plural of cleft, a noun and adjective referring to a split, gap, or division in something.
A cleft in a rock face is a narrow opening or fissure; a cleft chin has a visible vertical indentation.
In anatomy, a cleft palate is a birth defect where the roof of the mouth hasn't fully joined.
The word can also describe figurative divisions: The political cleft between the parties widened.
As the past tense of cleave, cleft means split apart.
Unfilled space between
- creviceNarrow opening in surface
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- splitSeparation into parts
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
groove · notch · slot · slit · aperture · furrow · channel · incision
Narrow crack in rock
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
- chasmDeep, steep-sided gap
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
ravine · gully · rift · fault · rock · granite · limestone · basalt
Separation into parts
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- separationState of being apart
dichotomy · forking · branching · schism · rift · breach · segmentation · demarcation
Oral cavity ceiling
- lipMouth's outer edge
- chinLowest facial protrusion
- congenitalExisting from birth
- harelipCongenital oral fissure
craniofacial · surgery · repair · speech therapy · maxillofacial · uvula · bilateral · unilateral
Complete thought, grammatically
- constructionProcess of building something
- focusConcentrated attention point
- subjectMatter under discussion
- emphasisStress given to something
gap
Unfilled space between
fissure · groove · notch · slot · slit · aperture · furrow · channel · incision · breach
fissure
Narrow crack in rock
canyon · ravine · gully · rift · fault · rock · granite · limestone · basalt · erosion
split
Separation into parts
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
separation · dichotomy · forking · branching · schism · rift · breach · segmentation · demarcation · dissection
palate
Oral cavity ceiling
- lipMouth's outer edge
- chinLowest facial protrusion
- congenitalExisting from birth
harelip · craniofacial · surgery · repair · speech therapy · maxillofacial · uvula · bilateral · unilateral · prenatal
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- constructionProcess of building something
- focusConcentrated attention point
- subjectMatter under discussion
cleftsridges
Narrow elevated formations
protrusions · convexities · peaks · crests · bumps
- cleft chinGroove in lower jaw
- cleft palateCongenital oral roof opening
- cleft lipOral birth defect
- cleft palate repairSurgery closing oral roof fissure